Ukrainian soldier and chess grandmaster Ihor Kovalenko won the individual gold medal at the European Team Chess Championships ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and world number one Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on Wednesday both backed a new world championship concept that sets the stage ...

Magnus Carlsen has backed the new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which has sparked a storm in the chess world, with top grandmasters including Anish Giri and Susan Polgar questioning the ...

The new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will come into effect from 2027, will feature four events each year across various cities: three events with 24 players while the finale will have fo ...

The tour will consist of 24 players, with some qualifying through rating and the remaining through eligible tournaments.

Nakamura was particularly unhappy with the fast classic format, which organisers and FIDE have said will count as classical ...

FIDE and Norway Chess announced that a World Combined Champion will be chosen from separate events in Fast Classic, Rapid and ...

The organisers of Norway Chess on Wednesday announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new global competition set up by Norway Chess that will crown a "World Combined Champion" across three time formats — Fast Classic, Rapid and ...

The organisers of Norway Chess on Wednesday announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three ...

Danny Rensch, an American chess International Master, co-founded Chess.com, now a global platform with over 225 million users ...

Kiriakov, a 50-year-old Grandmaster, showed grace and encouragement throughout the session, moving from board to board and ...