An all-Indian World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa could bring the showpiece back to India, with ...

Round 1 of Tata Steel Chess 2026 in Wijk aan Zee saw dramatic games after a delayed start due to protests. Hans Niemann, ...

American GM Wesley So criticised FIDE for the introduction of the ‘Total Chess World Championship’ and the ‘FIDE Freestyle ...

After a low-key 2025 with few high-ticket events, 2026 will kick off a storm into the next Olympic cycle, as India's best ...

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

Abdusattorov brings extensive experience in Freestyle Chess and Chess960, having previously reached the semifinals of the ...

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

The global chess body fined Iran €25,000 after its women’s team skipped a match vs Israel in Budapest, and warned of a ...

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

On a winter evening in Kolkata, when the fog hangs low over the Maidan and the city's iconic hand-pulled rickshaws creak ...

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