FIDE has approved a new Combined World Champion format, which is set to begin in 2027. This innovation may transform chess ...
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 ...
FIDE and Norway Chess announced that a World Combined Champion will be chosen from separate events in Fast Classic, Rapid and ...
The new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will come into effect from 2027, will feature four events each year across ...
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the title in ...
Nakamura was particularly unhappy with the fast classic format, which organisers and FIDE have said will count as classical ...
The World Chess Champion and his wife, Ella Malone, welcomed their first child on September 27, 2025, as announced via Instagram.