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 ...
Bengaluru: When the World Rapid and Blitz Championship began in New York on December 26, the chess world was agog with speculation — will a challenger emerge to the chess juggernaut Magnus Carlsen, ...
After 9 draws in 13 games, Gukesh capitalised on an error by Ding and won the final game of the 14-game contest to be crowned ...
Ding Liren became the first male Chinese player to be crowned world chess champion after triumphing over Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid-play tiebreak in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. The ...
FIDE extends suspension and strips Strebkov of title. GETTY IMAGES The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has taken a decisive decision in the case of Latvian International Master (IM) Andrejs ...
Divya Deshmukh has already qualified for the Candidates, yet she decided to participate in the Open section at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 chess tournament. Right from the start of her first-round game, ...