The ancient game of chess is one steeped in tradition, with a history dating back centuries. It was once a game purely of ...

Viswanathan Anand's withdrawal from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Germany dealt a major blow to hopes of reconciliation ...

American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has recently expressed a candid viewpoint regarding the FIDE Candidates Tournament ... players face in securing a spot to play against the World Chess Champion.

FIDE World School Championships 2025 is set to begin on 19 March, and the event will see young chess prodigies around the world compete in several age groups. The tournament will be held in ...

He has since clashed with the International Chess Federation (FIDE), who organize the classic championship, over a number of topics and recently said he has no plans of returning to the tournament.

International Chess Federation (FIDE) CEO Emil Sutovsky, however, is not in favour of Polgar and Vaishali’s views. He feels that rather than relying on “personal beliefs or dreams,” it’s important to ...

The CEO of FIDE (International Chess Federation) Emil Sutovsky has claimed that removing women-only events would deprive the majority of women of a chance to develop "under the false pretence" that ...

BBC2’s new half-hour programme Chess Masters: The Endgame (Mondays at 8pm) is in an intellectual spotlight, sandwiched between Mastermind and University Challenge. Its first episode (of eight ...