The 17th world champion of chess, Ding Liren has relinquished the throne after he lost to 18-year-old Gukesh at the summit ...

A row is brewing in the world of chess – at the center of it are a disgruntled world federation and a chess variant – with ...

Intelligence is attractive, and so are these 11 chess grandmasters and players, whose moves have us locked in checkmate.

Days after talks between FIDE and Freestyle Chess Tour collapsed over the use of the title world championship in the tour’s title, the world governing body FIDE stated that the organisers of Freestyle ...

World champion D Gukesh made a steady start at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, adapting to the unique format amid rising tensions between FIDE and organisers, while Magnus Carlsen and other top ...

The reigning world champion lost the must-win Game 2 of the last eight on Monday to continue his winless run in Weissenhaus ...

Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is among the greatest chess players of all time.

Going into Norway Chess 2025, Lei Tingjie is in good form. The Chinese Grandmaster recently clinched silver at the recently ...

FIDE and Carlsen have been at loggerheads ever since the global chess body rejected Freestyle Chess Players Club’s (FCPC) attempt to brand their upcoming Grand Slam Tour as a “World Championship”.

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Most recently, the rules of FIDE ( International Chess Federation) came under scrutiny after they opposed five-time World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen’s decision to compete in the World Rapid ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.