Nodirbek Yakubboev issued an apology to Vaishali Rameshbabu for ignoring her handshake, but explained that it was due to his religion.

Norway Chess have announced their final lineup for the 2025 men's tournament. The world's top five are set to compete in the ...

Viswanathan Anand’s absence means that fans will not get a chance to witness the much-awaited match between the Indian legend ...

The much-anticipated match between world champion Viswanathan Anand and his protege D Gukesh at the Freestyle Chess Grand ...

Magnus Carlsen, the World No 1 player, and the FIDE have been in a conflict over Freestyle chess tournament for a while now.

Religious reasons cited by Nodirbek Yakubboev seem in some doubt, given that her compatriot Divya Deshmukh experienced ...

Carlsen and Nakamura accused FIDE of threatening grandmasters who wanted to play in the Freestyle Chess ... besides the current world champion Gukesh D. They will be joined by World No 2 Fabiano ...

Hikaru Nakamura indicated that a “war was coming”. He also backed Carlsen’s view that players had been threatened. “FIDE said things where we were put in a situation where potentially we’d have to ...

D Gukesh, who triumphed over Dutch Grandmaster Max Warmerdam in the 10th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament on January ...

World champion D Gukesh and compatriot R Praggnanandhaa were left in awe as the duo paused their respective games at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters to witness 11-year-old Faustino Oro stun 19-year ...

However, Gukesh opted to maintain his piece structure, and the first capture occurred when he sacrificed his opponent's knight with Bxe3 on move 15. Masters Standings: D Gukesh (6.5), Nodirbek ...

India's D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa and ... Even though he was out prepared in the opening, Gukesh didn't choose to play it safe, and in a sharp position that could've gone either way, he ...