The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further ...

Freestyle Chess, also known as Chess960 or FIDE Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant where the pieces start in a ...

Rugby, swimming, track and field — transgender women have been banned from international women's events in a growing number of sports. The latest to make that list is chess. The International Chess ...

The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 comes to India, starting from October 31 to November 27 in Goa. Some of the world's best male chess players will be featuring in the 11th edition of the tournament, which ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will not compete in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa, India. Citing motivational issues and a disinterest in long-format classical games, the five-time world champion ...

The new trophy of the FIDE World Chess Cup being held here was on Friday christened as the Viswanathan Anand trophy, in honour of the five-time world champion Indian legend. (Image credit: FIDE) NEW ...

A recent decision by the International Chess Federation to ban transgender women from competing in women-only chess tournaments has sparked criticism from many, as well as raising questions about why ...

Hot on the heels of the FIDE World Championship that saw Dommaraju Gukesh crowned (classical) chess champion of the world comes FIDE's World Championship for the two faster versions of the sport: ...

Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik is being investigated for bullying and harassment over his comments about a rival, Daniel Naroditsky, world chess governing body FIDE has announced.

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12: The two players are now tied at 6 points each with just two games left in the 14-round classical format match, still shy of 1.5 points in ...