World No. 5 Koneru Humpy has waited 15 years for another crack at the Women's World Chess Championship. A war-shadowed Cyprus ...

Karpov questioned the circumstances surrounding Gukesh’s victory over Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship held in Singapore. Gukesh, who was 18 at the time, became the youngest world ...

He will be joining as a key investor in Norway Chess, which will run the tournament jointly with the world chess body, FIDE | ...

The FIDE Candidates Tournaments will take place from March 28 to April 16 and will determine the challengers for Gukesh’s men’s championship and Ju Wenjun’s women’s title.

Carlsen eventually played in the 2013 London Candidates tournament, which he won on the final day in a thrilling race to the finish line.

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 ...

I keep up playing the occasional game online: it doesn't require arduous pre-game preparation, just undivided concentration ...

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

Armenian-American Grandmaster Levon Aronian doesn’t have too many fond memories from his six appearances at the Candidates, the tournament that decides the challenger for the FIDE World Championship.

Erling Haaland has invested in Norway Chess and its new tour format, the Total Chess World Championship Tour. The Manchester City superstar is a keen chess player and wants to help the sport reach new ...