Magnus Carlsen’s coach and former trainer of Viswanathan Anand, Peter Heine Nielsen, has launched a scathing attack on FIDE, ...

During the World Rapid Chess Championship a few days earlier Carlsen had withdrawn from the Rapid and upcoming Blitz Tournaments. It was ostensibly about the tournament rules not allowing jeans ...

Stay up-to-date with this week’s major events, including the National Sports Awards 2024, India's first Glass Sea Bridge, ...

D Gukesh, fresh from his World Championship win and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, is gearing up for the challenging ...

Chess prodigy D Gukesh has reached new heights with a World Championship win and the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna ...

The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Grandmaster Koneru Humpy following her victory at the FIDE Women's World Rapid Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

Chess players weren’t happy when Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to end the FIDE championship in a tie.

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world ...

The president of the CFR Andrey Filatov is proud that it was chess players that earned Russia’s first awards at international competitions in 2025 ...