Freestyle Chess, also known as Chess960 or FIDE Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant where the pieces start in a ...
The revised regulations more clearly define the Circuit as a unified system of the world’s leading individual chess tournaments. They prioritise performance and strength of opposition as the pathway ...
Bengaluru: When the World Rapid and Blitz Championship began in New York on December 26, the chess world was agog with speculation — will a challenger emerge to the chess juggernaut Magnus Carlsen, ...
Ding Liren became the first male Chinese player to be crowned world chess champion after triumphing over Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid-play tiebreak in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. The ...
After 9 draws in 13 games, Gukesh capitalised on an error by Ding and won the final game of the 14-game contest to be crowned champion.