The first week of February saw the chess world caught up in controversy as the Freestyle Chess Players Club failed to reach ...

World No.1 Magnus Carlsen has accused FIDE of coercion and broken promises after its dispute with Freestyle Chess escalated.

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 ...

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.

However, the AICF official stated with confidence that FIDE had unofficially confirmed India’s hosting rights as early as January or February 2024. "India has more potential. FIDE also ...

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 ...

India will host the prestigious FIDE World Cup 2025 chess tournament this year. While FIDE initially named India as the host for the event on its website on Monday, later it changed the event’s ...

PARIS – The ongoing dispute between the International Chess Federation (Fide) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC), which is co ...

After he walked away from the classical Fide World Championship cycle in 2022, Carlsen has been a promoter of Freestyle Chess (chess960), backed by German entrepreneur Jan Buettner. Magnus Carlsen ...

Also, Praggnandhaa ended up as runner-up in the 2023 Chess World Cup. Now, with so much progress happening in the sport, India is expected to host the 2025 edition of the FIDE Chess World Cup. As per ...