Lesotho's top chess players will lock horns with international rivals in Berea next month with M40 000 at stake in the Blue Mountain Inn (BMI) Open Chess Championship, the biggest annual event on ...

Indian GM Nihal Sarin, a last-minute replacement for D Gukesh, clinched the TATA Steel Rapid chess title in Kolkata. He held ...

DHAKA, Jan 9, 2026 (BSS)-International Master Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh Navy FIDE Master Sakline Mostafa Sajid of Titas ...

FIDE has introduced a revamped Circuit with a new two-year format from 2026. The changes include stricter balance rules and a ...

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, expanding the sport’s growing elite calendar beyond the ...

FIDE revamps the FIDE Circuit for 2026-2027, introducing a two-year cycle, stricter event rules, new Open Circuit ranking, and updated qualification for Candidates 2028.

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While Russian chess is running on fumes these days, other chess empires have emerged in nations like China, USA, India and ...

Hikaru Nakamura stirred controversy by reaching the Candidates Tournament through a less traditional route. Taking advantage ...

Jan 6 - Hikaru Nakamura split the chess world this year by reaching the Candidates Tournament after thrashing minnows at a ...

Ho Chi Minh City chess player Pham Tran Gia Phuc claimed the championship in the Grandmaster section at the ...