FIDE and Freestyle Chess had engaged in a heated feud last year but have finally joined hands to organise a World ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand showed he remains a force to reckon with in a field increasingly dominated by ...

World chess champion D Gukesh will not be playing in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. The organisers ...

The blunder came on move 70 when Gukesh, who was playing with black pieces, had just eight seconds left on his clock while ...

Magnus Carlsen had declared in 2024 that he was “at full war with FIDE” after the chess governing body had denied permission ...

Magnus Carlsen reclaimed the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after forfeiting the title last year over an infamous dress ...

FIDE and Freestyle Chess ended a long-running dispute over world championship authority by agreeing to stage the first ...

Nihal Sarin and Viswanathan Anand were tied first after the penultimate day of the Tata Steel Chess India rapid event in Kolkata.

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen pushed away a camera after losing to Vladislav Artemiev at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz ...

While blitz is not considered Gukesh’s strongest format, the result stood out given the significant gap in pedigree and ...

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...