World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has Established a New World Record.
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has established a record for the longest sequence of games without loss at the highest level. Carlsen...
Ju Wenjun Retains the Women’s World Chess Champion Title
Ju Wenjun retains the Women's World Chess Champion title after winning the rapid playoff against the challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina with a score of 2½-1½.
IM Irina Bulmaga wins the 10th Sharjah International Chess Tournament Cup for Women
In the Arab Emirates, the tradition of women's chess has been very important for years: Already the Sharjah Women's Cup has taken place...
GIBRALTAR CHESS FESTIVAL 2020 OPENS TODAY
The 18th edition of Gibraltar Chess Festival, opens today in Caleta Hotel, in Gibraltar.
The festival comprises Masters, Challenger...
GM Raunak Sadhwani Wins the First-Ever No-Castling Chess Tournament
Vladimir Kramnik suggested the idea of No-Castling chess a couple of months ago. All the rules of chess remain the same, just that both...
Iran Female Chess Arbiter Shohreh Bayat Fears Returning Home Over Headscarf (Hijab) Rule
For years now, the Islamic headscarf rule has brought so many controversies for female athletes. In all these, Female chess players are...
Magnus Carlsen breaks record for longest unbeaten run in chess
Chess great Magnus Carlsen made history on Tuesday, 14th of January 2020 as he extended his unbeaten run to 111 successive classical...
Former FIDE Vice President Ummer Koya Passes Away at Age 68
P T Ummer Koya, who was the vice-president of the global chess body FIDE, passed away today, Tuesday the 14th of January 2020...
‘You Need to be Very Fortunate to be No 1 in Fantasy Football’…Magnus Carlsen
We have not gotten over Magnus Carlsen being number one in fantasy football. This exclusive interview gives you an insight on how...
Women World Championship Continues with a Record-Breaking Prize Fund of 500,000 Euros
The Women World Champion title battle between two greatest women chess, Ju Wenjun, and Aleksandra Goryachkina continues in Shanghai with a record-breaking...
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Yesterday, I had two funny moments in one of my games that gave me some food for thought. I had the black...
45th Chess Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Upsets USA, Vietnam Defeats Uzbekistan
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The fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest delivered excitement as Ukraine stunned the...
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