Russian Players Competing Under the FIDE Flag Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian chess players have been competing under the banner of the International Chess Federation ...

The duo shared an adorable kiss while holding a banner that read ... qualifying for the FIDE Candidates tournament. A win at FIDE Grand Swiss earned Vidit’s entry into the event. The Indian chess ...

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess ...

In a span of six days, a pair of jeans and an unprecedented shared world title laid bare the already simmering rift between the game’s governing body and one of its greatest players Bengaluru ...

The year 2024, in time, will be remembered as a period when India’s elite chess took off, and the biggest of all was Gukesh Dommaraju’s crowning moment after winning the FIDE World Championship.

Almost two months older than Gukesh, Leon has struggled with health issues during this tournament. Earlier, he also visited the doctor prior to his Round 3 match against Pentala Harikrishna.

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has slammed the organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and world no 1 Magnus Carlsen in an explosive Twitter thread. The latest post from Sutovsky came after ...

The ongoing feud between organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and FIDE, the global governing body of chess, is close to an amicable agreement. In recent days, there have been one-on-one ...

Magnus Carlsen has given a strong three-word verdict after Freestyle Chess responded to the FIDE row. Reuters World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen once again took a dig at the International Chess ...

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has responded to Magnus Carlsen’s bold suggestion that he is bigger than the organization. Referencing former champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, FIDE ...

The dispute stems from the establishment of the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC) by Carlsen and Beuttner in March 2024 and the subsequent announcement of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour set ...