“They want to see Magnus Carlsen play chess. He’s the best player in the world and that’s that.” FIDE insisted that the rules were the rules and applied “equally to all players.

Zoey Tang started playing chess at age 7 in a local library. Now, at just 16, she’s No. 1 in the U.S. and ready to be named a woman grandmaster.

Niemann has been involved in a public feud with Carlsen since the five-time world champion accused his American opponent of cheating in the Sinquefield Cup in 2022.

D Gukesh has admitted that handling the success of winning the World Chess Championship has been difficult, but he has stayed ...

ON FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s top ...

Here are what the tiebreak rules state at Tata Steel Masters with Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa tied on 8.5 points with one game ...

A post shared by SportsCenter (@sportscenter) Wembanyama created a stir on Dec. 28 when he played chess with fans at a park in New York. He posted on X hours earlier: "What are the best spots to ...

Liverpool is set to host the annual British Chess Championships in the summer. The event, in its 111th year, will be held at St George's Hall from 31 July to 10 August. All age groups will compete ...

The world champion leads compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov on tie break criteria. Can he hold ...

Zoey Tang is currently a junior at Westview High School. The 16-year-old discovered chess through a best friend who introduced her to the school’s chess club. “I started learning it in the ...