Why Hikaru Nakamura will not be participating in newly introduced FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship

FIDE had organised two Fischer Random World Championships in 2019 and 2022. Nakamura was the winner of the second tournament ...

Magnus Carlsen claims 2025 World Blitz Chess Championship title after chaotic Hollywood-style run

Magnus Carlsen, widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time, won the World Blitz Championship in December 2025 ...

Another world title up for grabs as Freestyle Chess and FIDE agree on $300,000 event

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...
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Magnus Carlsen reclaims World Rapid chess title after forfeiting it last year over ‘jeans’

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

FIDE ends feud with freestyle chess organisers to announce another world championship

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

World champion at 7 in her first international event; 'nervous' while meeting PM Modi: How Pragnika Lakshmi became a chess prodigy

Seven-year-old Pragnika Lakshmi won a world chess title in her first international event and met PM Modi. Inside the journey ...

Why did World Chess Champion D Gukesh pull out of Tata Steel tournament in Kolkata?

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

Chess-Irate Carlsen pushes away camera after World Blitz Championships loss

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