WIM Sabrina Chevannes is exposing sexual harassment and misogyny in the chess world and says it caused her to quit playing the game professionally.
A group of women players last week published a powerful message in an open letter where they say ...
FIDE has come under heavy criticism after publishing a new policy that states that transgender women are banned from taking part in official female-only events until the federation conducts "further analysis" that can last up to two years.
The c...
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and GM Arjun Erigaisi were engaged in 1-1 deadlocks in three sets of tiebreak games at the 2023 FIDE World Cup. After two draws in the 25+10 rapid tiebreaks, Praggnanandhaa twice took the lead by winning the first game...
Chess.com is pleased to announce the inaugural #ChessConnectsUs Championship, a special event held as part of GM Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival on October 14, 2023.
This unique competition gives chess clubs and organizations from around th...
IM Levy Rozman's first chess book is months away from being released, but it has already sold more than 12,000 copies and made it to #1 on Amazon's best-seller lists.
The online chess streamer, popularly known as GothamChess, is the world's bigg...
GM Magnus Carlsen staved off a formidable challenge from GM Dommaraju Gukesh and held the draw he needed, while GM Nijat Abasov and GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Vidit Gujrathi and GM Leinier Dominguez, respectively, to advance to the semifinals ...
Chess in England is being given a massive boost in a move that is said to be "potentially transformational" for a nation where chess has struggled to gain attention for years.
"The Great British Chess Revival" could begin this month, as U.K Prim...
Chess.com and Lichess will halt their relationships with St. Louis Chess Club and no longer provide support for or cover any of their tournaments in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct, The Wall Street Journal revealed on Wednesday.
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GM Alireza Firouzja beat out GM Levon Aronian on tiebreaks in the early Titled Tuesday on August 15, before GM Aram Hakobyan won the late event with the first 10/11 score in two weeks. For both Firouzja and Hakobyan, it was their second Titled Tue...
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Arjun Erigaisi won in their typical styles against GM Dommaraju Gukesh and GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the first game of the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup Open section. While Carlsen outwitted his young oppo...