World chess champion D Gukesh plans to reduce his 2026 tournament schedule, playing only two Grand Chess Tour events to focus on training and preparing for his title defense. Despite recent setbacks, ...

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh was asked to name a winner for the Fide Candidates 2026 which will produce the challenger for his ...

Reigning Open champion D Gukesh and Women’s titleholder Ju Wenjun will be watching closely as the tournament unfolds, waiting ...

The championship was organized by the International School Chess Federation (ISCF) under the auspices of FIDE, and sponsored by Freedom Holding Corp. and its CEO Timur Turlov, who is also the head of ...

World chess champion D Gukesh has decided to reduce his tournament schedule to focus on training and preparation for his ...

Gukesh is joint seventh on 6.5 points with Arjun Erigaisi after nine rounds of FIDE World Championship Vladislav Artemiev leads on 7.5 points alongside Hans Niemann after stunning Magnus Carlsen, who ...

India’s R Praggnanandhaa make a winning start by beating Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in a thrilling opening game. Divya ...

Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship on Sunday, defeating American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in .

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships is scheduled to begin on Friday (December 26), and all eyes will be on World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. A new generation of super-GMs is expected to rise ...

After his FIDE ratings exit, Chinese GM Ding Liren revealed that he is actually happy with his 'current situation'.

The Norwegian chess player claimed his sixth World Rapid Championship title with a score of 10.5/13, finishing a full point ahead of the field DOHA, December 31. /TASS/. Norway's Magnus Carlsen has ...