Few chess players in history ... mic—and an F-bomb—on FIDE, the sport’s governing body, suggesting he might avoid future tournaments organized under their banner. “My patience with them ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world's top chess player, has quit the World Rapid Chess Championship being held in New York after refusing to change out of jeans to abide by a dress code. The Norwegian chess ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) then proceeded to blink first. The drama kicked off on December 27 when Carlsen showed up to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York ...

The pinnacle of chess has weathered its fair share of controversies in recent years, including a cheating dustup, geopolitical tension, and players’ bizarre complaints about creaky floors.

After every game between D Gukesh and Ding Liren in the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship, five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has been on YouTube analysing every move, breaking down every ...

Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Dommaraju, top left, are seen during Game 1 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on November 25, 2024. Singapore—I made three associations ...

FIDE has just launched the online chess playing arena in its beta version. Here is the announcement by FIDE president: I am proud to announce today’s launch of the limited test version of FIDE ...

Later today, in Singapore, defending chess champion Ding Liren will face off against India's Gukesh Dommaraju in the first of 14 games of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. The Title Sponsor ...

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly on Sunday upheld a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, while backing a ...