Saturday’s 11th game of the best-of-12 World Chess Championship in New York City was a quick, 34-move draw — the ninth draw of the match — and took just more than three hours.

The World Chess Championship, the first of which was held in 1886, will take place over best-of-14 classic games. According to Chess.com, the ...

The World Chess Championship has reached a thrilling finale, with the title set to be decided Sunday by tiebreaks. World No.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi and China’s Ding Liren were 6½-6½ going into ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has allowed the Russian women's chess team to participate in the World Team ...

The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, the world No. 1, defending his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. It was Carlsen’s fifth ...

The press conference in Dubai ahead of the World Chess Championship is running 30 minutes late. However, that hasn’t quelled the feverish anticipation of the crowd of journalists clambering for ...

First world championship appearances often come down to having the ability to still play your best chess deep into the tournament. Anand found out in 1995 that it wasn't an easy thing to do.

His first glimpse of top-level chess was in November 2013, when, aged 7, he accompanied his father Rajnikanth to watch the FIDE World Championship match between Anand and Magnus Carlsen.

The World Chess Championship Has Everything but Wins and Losses Magnus Carlsen is defending his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Continuing a frustrating trend, the first five games have all been ...

T he FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated events in women’s chess history. This championship will see a fierce battle between the four ...

The World Chess Championship, the first of which was held in 1886, will take place over best-of-14 classic games. According to Chess.com, the time control is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, ...