Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant unveiled the logo and anthem for the forthcoming FIDE Chess World Cup, scheduled to take place in the state from Oct 31 to Nov 27, at Indoor stadium, Campal, on ...

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 ...

Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Germany, defeating Fabiano Caruana 2.5–1.5. A crucial comeback win in game three helped him secure the title, clinched with a ...

With Magnus Carlsen winning the 21st world title of his career after being crowned the inaugural FIDE Freestyle Chess world ...

Magnus Carlsen recently won the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Germany, defeating Fabiano Caruana ...

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It could be the unpredictability of the starts in Chess 960, or just the fact that Carlsen needed to stamp his territory in a Freestyle title he'd never won, but chess' ultimate maverick was firmly di ...

However, Arjun Erigaisi failed to maintain his momentum, losing four games in the classification round to finish sixth and get eliminated from the title race.

India’s rising chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh has made history by defeating veteran compatriot Koneru Humpy to win the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup 2025. The exciting final, held in Batumi, Georgia, was ...

The top U.S. chess player discusses his YouTube channel, how he would change the game and why he doesn't want his son to pursue it ...

Koneru Humpy narrowly missed out on record third world rapid title Indian chess veteran cruelly done in by FIDE's tie-break rule Arjun Erigaisi finishes third in Open section; Magnus Carlsen wins ...

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and Freestyle Chess are expanding their partnership, with DAZN delivering global broadcast coverage (excluding Norway) of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...