The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 is all set to begin later this month, promising nearly four weeks of top-tier chess action in Goa, India. The global event, organised by the International Chess ...

The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 returns to Indian soil for the first time in 23 years, as the coastal state of Goa prepares to host 206 of the world’s best chess players from October 31 to November 27.

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.