Russian and Belarusian teams will again be allowed to compete in youth and disability team events, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced today.
The world governing chess body said in its statement on Friday that they will allow Rus...
The Swedish chess community had an unforgettable moment this week when living legend GM Pia Cramling and her daughter WFM Anna Cramling made a surprise appearance on national television during one of Sweden's most-watched events.
The duo t...
In a YouTube video entitled "Being a Chess Professional (in Europe) sucks." Austrian GM Felix Blohberger spoke out about several challenges professional players face outside of the elite (top 30). "This video is not there to blame a...
GM Vladimir Fedoseev pounced on an endgame mistake to beat GM Fabiano Caruana in round five of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters and has now defeated the world numbers one, two, and four in the space of four months. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov caught...
GM Gata Kamsky, a former FIDE world championship challenger and world number-four, spoke earnestly about his difficult past with Ilya Levitov in an interview made available in English last week (originally recorded in October). The most intimate t...
Titled Tuesday set a participation record for the third straight week on January 21, with 996 players joining, the most of the doubles era (since February 1, 2022). GM Hikaru Nakamura won his second straight Titled Tuesday in the event with tiebre...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has criticized Freestyle Chess for branding its upcoming Grand Slam tour as a "World Championship," claiming the move threatens to divide the chess community and warning of potential legal action.
The on...
GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is the sole leader of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters on 3.5/4 after making it three wins in a row by smoothly outplaying GM Leon Luke Mendonca. GM Pentala Harikrishna scored the day's most beautiful win after sacri...
Missouri and Saint Louis were the first victors of the Collegiate Chess League Spring 2025 (CCL) as the fresh season kicked off on Saturday.
The returning champion Missouri team defeated Virginia by a massive 11-point margin. Their bottom ...
GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored the only wins in round three of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters to take the lead on 2.5/3. Praggnanandhaa outplayed GM Arjun Erigaisi in a strategic masterpiece, while Abdusattorov s...