Tarjei J. Svensen is a Norwegian chess journalist who worked for some of the country's biggest media outlets and appeared on several national TV broadcasts. Between 2015 and 2019, he ran his chess website mattogpatt.no, covering chess news in Norwegian and partly in English.
In 2020, he was hired by Chess24 to cover chess news, eventually moving to Chess.com as a full-time chess journalist in 2023. He is also known for his extensive coverage of chess news on his X/Twitter account.
A new study by one of the world's leading statisticians has found that GM Hikaru Nakamura's impressive streaks against high-level opponents on Chess.com are well within the expected probabilities. GM Vladimir Kramnik strongly criticizes the report...
FIDE has announced a significant change to the schedule of the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships, taking place in New York in the last week of December, adding a rest day so that the event ends on New Year's Eve. FIDE announced in June ...
It was just a matter of time, but now it's finally official: GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has had his title confirmed, officially making him the world's youngest grandmaster. Several other rising stars also saw their titles approved. It's been almost ...
FIDE's Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has banned Latvian IM Andrejs Strebkovs for five years after finding him guilty of sexually harassing several top female players, some of them children, by sending them obscene letters for over a d...
Sehba Shah overcame a severe physical handicap to become Pakistan Women's Champion. The 59-year-old will now lead the national team competing in the biggest chess event on the calendar. The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, which takes place in Hungary'...
A lower-rated amateur has been kicked out of an open tournament in the Netherlands after being caught with a cell phone hidden in his sock after previously raising eyebrows by defeating much higher-rated masters. The 26th edition of the Hogescho...
A chess player has been suspended by the Russian Chess Federation and is reportedly facing time in jail after she allegedly tried to poison her rival at the chessboard during a tournament. Amina Abakarova, a 40-year-old chess coach from Makhachk...
British tennis star Henry Patten, fresh off his Wimbledon doubles victory, opened up about his passion for chess in an exclusive interview with Chess.com and revealed the game has sharpened his mind and benefited his tennis career. Patten is a B...
15-year-old IM Shreyas Royal, who faced eviction from the United Kingdom eight years ago due to his father's expiring work visa, has now achieved his dream of becoming the youngest British chess grandmaster in history. Royal is set to beco...
Two-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion WGM Jennifer Shahade has filed a major lawsuit against US Chess, its president Randy Bauer, and chess writer Peter Tamburro, alleging defamation, retaliation, and discrimination after her public allegations of ...
A new study by Chess.com's Fair Play Team has estimated the cheating rate in Titled Tuesday to be less than 2% for most events. However, the platform is introducing a new public closure policy to underscore the commitment to combat cheating. The...
International chess arbiter Arild Rimestad from Denmark has been given a two-year ban by the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) following multiple reports of sexual harassment against a female FIDE employee. In its decision dated July...
World Chess faced criticism following the announcement of 'Clash of Claims 2,' a sequel to the controversial match between GMs Vladimir Kramnik and Jose Martinez. The company's CEO Ilya Merenzon, who expressed surprise at the reaction, has agreed ...
Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed played his first tournament in January, won the African Youth Championship in June, and on Thursday took it one step further to sensationally win the Egyptian Chess Championship. He's just ten years old. Abdalrahman, wi...
IM Aksel Bu Kvaloy is Norway's new national champion, copying the feat of GMs Simen Agdestein and Magnus Carlsen by winning the title at age 15. The Norwegian Championship took place from June 28 to July 5 in the mountain resort of Gol, drawing ...
FM Faustino Oro, dubbed the 'Messi of Chess,' has created a media frenzy in his native Argentina by setting a prestigious new world record. This week he followed up by beating none other than GM Hikaru Nakamura twice. Oro achieved his final norm...
Fifteen-time Bangladesh Chess Champion GM Ziaur Rahman has passed away today after suffering a stroke during his 12th-round game at the national chess championship, the Bangladesh Chess Federation has confirmed. The 50-year-old had a close-to-wi...
British chess sensation WFM Bodhana Sivanandan continues to make chess history. Now the nine-year-old prodigy is set to become the youngest player ever to represent England in an international sporting competition. Sivanandan is one of five play...
Meet nine-year-old Ethan Pang from London, U.K. The chess prodigy has just fulfilled a dream after a series of incredible results that earned him the title of candidate master and the record as the youngest player ever to cross the 2200-barrier. ...
The talented youngsters dominated the first Kids vs. Stars match, but the experienced masters are not backing down and have brought in reinforcements. Can the stars turn the tide and outsmart their significantly younger opponents? Kids vs. Stars...
10-year-old FM Faustino Oro, dubbed the 'Messi of Chess,' has become the youngest-ever international master and once again earned a place in chess history, securing the final norm today in Barcelona, Spain. The Argentinian prodigy is one of only t...
10-year-old Argentinian prodigy FM Faustino Oro missed his final IM norm by a hair's breadth but broke the 2400 barrier for the first time. Meanwhile, he also reached a remarkable milestone on Chess.com. The 'Messi of Chess,' as he's been dubbed...
Chess.com’s print publishing operations, comprising of New in Chess and Everyman Chess are splitting off from Chess.com and merging with Quality Chess to create a group of strong and independent print publishing companies. The New in Chess m...
GM Arjun Erigaisi once again proved unstoppable as he dominated the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 which took place in Jermuk, Armenia from June 10-18. New research shows only two players can match his meteoric rise to the world's elite, but the Ind...
