The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has responded to Magnus Carlsen’s bold suggestion that he is bigger than the organization.

On Sunday, at the end of a fortnight-long tournament, battling fatigue and nerves, the moment of truth arrived. Arjun ...

His Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour has relented against FIDE for now, but the bitterness between both camps is palpable ...

The 14th game also became iconic due to Gukesh’s reaction, when he spotted Liren’s blunder at the end-game. It was of pure ...

Boaz Weinstein's audacious raid on the City's sleepy £267 billion investment trust sector has rattled the Square Mile. But his aggression is in character. He is known on Wall Street for his love of ...

FIDE has urged the Freestyle series to refrain from using the "World Championship" designation. The federation has made it clear that it "will not hesitate to use all legal means" against any party ...

Estonian chess enthusiast Oskar Taimla got the chance of a lifetime in facing off against five-time world champion Magnus ...

Magnus Carlsen has a peak rating of 2882, which is the highest in history. He has been World No. 1 in the FIDE rankings since July 2022, and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest ...

With an encyclopedic memory, Nigel Richards conquered the game in English before moving on to French and Spanish. Just don’t ...

The conflict between the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the organisers of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam could ...

The 21-year-old player on the cheating allegations that derailed his career — and his strategy for overcoming his rivals ...