An all-Indian World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa could bring the showpiece back to India, with ...

D Gukesh played a major blunder to instantly lose his sixth round game of Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 to Nodirbek ...

The 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, held in Doha, showcased intense competition among the worlds top chess players ...

Chennai did host a World Championship event in 2013, when Anand was the reigning champion and battling a young Magnus Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen had declared in 2024 that he was “at full war with FIDE” after the chess governing body had denied permission ...

Magnus Carlsen had decided against defending his title in the 2023 Classical World Championship after winning it five ...

FIDE and Freestyle Chess ended a long-running dispute over world championship authority by agreeing to stage the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship. The conflict began in late 2024 ...

FIDE said that six players have already qualified for the eight-player event, based on their results during the 2025 ...

World Blitz: Carlsen wins record-extending 9th title, Erigaisi settles for bronze ...

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and world number one Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on Wednesday both backed a new world championship concept that sets the stage ...