And the election for president of the International Chess Federation carried overtones of the war in Ukraine. Attendees took selfies onstage after the opening ceremony of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai ...

As Russia pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine, the International Chess Federation — which ranks more than 20 Russian athletes in in its top 100 — banned tournaments in Russia and Belarus, a ...

A mega international conference on Social and Educational Chess, titled ‘Chess Mahakumbh’, was inaugurated at KIIT University ...

Muscat, Jan 14The Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 officially gets underway on Thursday evening, featuring ...

The International Chess Federation, or FIDE, has updated its policy on transgender players, effectively banning trans competitors from participating in official women’s tournaments. The world ...

The International Chess Federation—the international governing body for chess—unveiled new policies that prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s events, as sports like swimming and ...

Bhubaneswar: Playing chess for as little as four hours a week can significantly help students structure their thoughts and ...

Who are the Nigerian chess champions and masters? UNESCO introduced the concept of commemorating this day as International Chess Day, and it has been done so since 1966. On this day, chess tournaments ...

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone. By Rabson Kondowe He could ...

Muscat: The Muscat Nights International Chess Championship has witnessed a fierce battle for the top positions in both the Over 2000 and Under ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current World No ...