A little-noticed tournament in Sochi has become the latest flashpoint in the dispute over Russian chess in occupied Ukraine, ...

Fresh from winning a second Olympiad gold together, Uzbekistan's two biggest chess stars are joining forces again—with ...

The world governing body is preparing to relax classical chess time controls after a General Assembly vote, but disagreements ...

Total Chess has unveiled a new universal rating system, with Magnus Carlsen at number-one. But nearly a decade after the Grand Chess Tour tried something remarkably similar, can this attempt succeed?

Russian prosecutors have abruptly withdrawn a lawsuit targeting the new FIDE president and his business interests, less than two weeks after reports emerged that assets worth hundreds of millions of ...

England's record-breaking chess prodigy continued her extraordinary year with a perfect score at the Belfast qualifier for ...

Nodirbek Abdusattorov returns to defend his title against a field mixing established stars, rising talents and British ...

The World Amateur Chess Championships are due to take place in Malaysia next month despite entry restrictions on Israeli citizens that appear to conflict with FIDE's own commitment to equal access.

The Chess Candidate Master is the first official title awarded by FIDE (International Chess Federation). It is ranked under (FM) FIDE Master but is a recognized milestone for players. It can signify ...