The ongoing Lewis Chess Legends in Trondheim runs a mixed open tournament where the prize money for the top ranked women matches the prize money for the top ranked men.

World Chess, the company of Ilya Merenzon, is hiring a social media manager and content creator.

The French Chess Federation is present throughout this week at the Club France fanzone of the Olympic Games at Paris-La Villette with GMs Marie Sebag and Laurent Fressinet.

A 30 minute documentary by Dominik Toepfer on the story of Lichess has been released on Youtube.

Kevin Pryor, a retired corporate lawyer from Florida, is the first black person at the helm of USChess, following Randy Bauer, who has come under fire for his alleged retaliation against Jennifer Shahade for making the Ramirez affair public.