Jan Timman, the chess grandmaster who has died aged 74, was one of the world’s finest players from the 1970s through to the ...

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 is all set to begin in Germany with Magnus Carlsen leading the field. Here’s ...

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, Live Streaming: India's D Gukesh is all set to face China's Ding Liren in the World Championship showdown beginning in Singapore from Monday.

Several chess players, including India's Nihal Sarin and Arjun Erigaisi along with world number one Magnus Carlsen, have ...

The 2027 edition will also see a Women's FIDE Freestyle World Championship taking place in the first weekend of 2027, ahead ...

Freestyle Chess, also known as Chess960 or FIDE Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant where the pieces start in a semi-random position, which means players cannot memorise openings and must decide ...

The battle to become the challenger for D Gukesh’s world title begins next month with FIDE Candidates 2026 in which India’s R ...

This control is supported by FIDE’s recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its historical role as the unifying body for the chess community. While FIDE remains open to ...

Doulo Vesho leads with a perfect score after six rounds at the AICF Chess for Everyone FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026 in Ngwalwa, Peren.

A Switzerland-based chess organization has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in women’s events until they have completed a gender assessment with competition officials. The ruling was ...

FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is the world federation for the planet’s greatest sport, chess. (By the way, don’t try to suggest that other sports like football, cycling or tiddlywinks ...