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.
Nine-year-old FM Faustino Oro has been dubbed the "Messi of Chess" by Argentinian media as he made history as the youngest player to ever break the 2300 rating barrier. In March, the 2013-born Argentinian became the youngest player to ever break...
Pavel Kirs, the organizer of one of the biggest open tournaments in the Czech Republic, was forced to make a U-turn after facing heavy criticism and intervention by FIDE as he initially refused to accept registrations from Ukrainian adults. In a...
She is a two-time U.S. women's chess champion, author, commentator, and poker professional. But this week WGM Jennifer Shahade could also add Jeopardy! presenter to her already impressive career resume. A special episode of the popular Ame...
GM Robert Hess says he is concerned with what he describes as an "ongoing and worsening problem in hybrid chess events" and asks FIDE to address the problem. The US Grandmaster and Chess.com commentator published a long post on Twitter regarding...
Sunday marked the end of the era of GM Magnus Carlsen's reign as world champion after nine years, five months, and eight days. GM Ding Liren wrote history as the first-ever FIDE world champion from China (there have been several FIDE women's world...
Days before he officially abdicates his title, GM Magnus Carlsen shared some fascinating thoughts about the 2023 FIDE World Championship. While GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Ding Liren have been battling it out in Astana to decide who succeeds hi...
Grandmaster Alexey Sarana has become one of the most prolific Russian grandmasters to switch federations as FIDE on Friday confirmed that he can play under the Serbian flag. The 23-year-old who became the European champion in March is ranked wor...
Players and officials were surprised by snowfall, freezing temperatures, and heavy winds in Astana on Saturday, but the 2023 FIDE World Championship is heating up. In game five, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi broke away once again as he exploited his openi...
Romanian GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu has returned to his native country after nine years playing for Germany. The 46-year-old becomes the third top grandmaster to switch to Romania in less than a year. "Welcome back, Dieter! We're happy to have yo...
While GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren were in their final preparations for the battle of the crown, soon-to-be former World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his club Offerspill invited some of the hopes of the next generation to a training camp i...
IM Levy Rozman, a.k.a "GothamChess" the world's biggest chess Youtuber, talked about his incredible growth over the last six months, reactions from other top players, an amusing one-line response from Magnus Carlsen, and his thoughts about the upc...
The FIDE Women's Grand Prix in New Delhi, scheduled to start on Saturday, has been delayed after Kazakh GM Zhansaya Abdumalik withdrew upon arrival. A letter signed by the players requests that the event be canceled or postponed. However, after is...
Ellen Carlsen, GM Magnus Carlsen's older sister, says WGM Jennifer Shahade's allegations against Alejandro Ramirez led to her report an incident where she says she was harassed by a chess player as a minor. Shahade's shocking tweet alleging that...
World number-four GM Alireza Firouzja has been mysteriously inactive in the last year with remarkably few tournament appearances. In a rare, new interview, the teenager confirmed rumors about him seeking an alternative career. Firouzja, the Iran...
When orders of a 10-year-old book kept flooding in and hitting #1 on Amazon's Bestseller list, it puzzled its publisher New in Chess—which is now owned by Chess.com. The reason: A mention by two of the world's most popular chess streamers. ...
Stavanger, Norway is officially out of the bidding process for the 2020 world chess championship, organizers announced. Magnus Carlsen's father, Henrik Carlsen, asked the Stavanger organizers to withdraw the bid in a Facebook post on Thursd...
Magnus Carlsen drew strong reactions in Norway today by creating a new chess club that offers free membership to the first 1,000 members, with Carlsen paying the federation fees himself. Carlsen said the club was made to help new players an...
A visually impaired chess player has been permanently banned by the Norwegian Chess Federation (NSF) after having been caught red-handed with an earplug glued to his palm during a game against a nine-year-old girl. Norwegian chess reporter Tarjei ...
