Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, ...

Magnus Carlsen questioned the validity of classical chess as a measure of skill, favoring rapid chess. Gukesh acknowledged ...

FIDE's dispute with Freestyle Chess centers around using the term "World Championship." Freestyle Chess, co-founded by ...

"I'm already happy today that I managed to escape this game, but everything is set up for an exciting finish," the world champion would tell chess.com after the match. Arjun wins a Tata Steel ...

Beyond the psychological warfare, the most alluring quality of chess also lies in the game’s artistic design. A lavish chess set is visually stimulating and ... Most recently, the rules of FIDE ( ...

A day after FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky wrote a long post accusing the organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour of trying to split the world of chess, the brains and financial muscle behind the ...

Just like golfers are ranked according to their wins and accomplishments, so too are chess players, who fight for the top spot in the FIDE International Chess Federation rankings. Chief among a chess ...

THE Bahamas Chess Federation proudly announces FIDE master (FM) Cecil Moncur as the 2025 Bahamas national chess champion. The prestigious tournament concluded in dramatic fashion on January 26 ...

Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on Thursday.

Playing with white pieces, the Chennai-born grandmaster made a couple of errors here and there, giving the German GM a chance to make a comeback. However, Keymer's persistence eventually gave way ...

India will host the 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup from October 31 to November 27, as confirmed by the All India Chess Federation (AICF). The hosting city will be decided in an upcoming AICF meeting.

FIDE has slammed the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by Magnus Carlsen and counts Viswanathan Anand and D Gukesh among its members, for trying to project its upcoming tournament as a ...