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

Magnus Carlsen had decided against defending his title in the 2023 Classical World Championship after winning it five ...

Late on Wednesday night, Emil Sutovsky, the chief executive officer (CEO) of FIDE, the International Chess Federation, chose ...

D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi are the highest-ranking Indians — joint-second — after nine rounds in the open section of FIDE ...

D. Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi share the lead with Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vladislav Artemiev after the five ...

FIDE has announced the inaugural Freestyle Chess World Championship, taking place in Germany. The competition introduces the Fischer Random format on the world stage, involving eight competitors. A ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X and congratulated Arjun Erigaisi for his bronze medal win at the FIDE World Rapid ...

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

India's chess ace D Gukesh had said ahead of the FIDE World Rapid Championships that he didn't have a lot of expectations ...

Magnus Carlsen claimed a record ninth blitz title to complete a Rapid and Blitz double, while Arjun Erigaisi secured bronze ...

The 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, held in Doha, showcased intense competition among the worlds top chess players ...

Carlsen went on to beat Caruana 3-1 to secure a place in the final, while an impeccable Abdusattorov inflicted a shattering 2 ...