Lockdown Boom for Chess with 400% Surge in Games Played Online
Chess has made a resurgence during the coronavirus lockdown with millions of Brits consigned to their homes and parents are increasingly turning...
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CHESS CHALLENGE 2019
The International Youth Chess Challenge was organized by the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation for the first time in Budapest as a pre-event of the 5th...
“We are Ensuring the Safe Return of Players to Their Homes”: Arkady Dvorkovich
Following the announcement of the government of the Russian Federation about suspending all flights to and from the country as of March...
FIDE Ethics Commission Gives Verdict
FIDE Ethics Commission Verdict: Bomo Kigigha Against the Nigerian Chess Federation and its President
FIDE ETHICS COMMISSION
Russia Wins the European Team Championship
The European Team Championship in Batumi ended with the Russian teams' claiming gold in both open and women’s sections.
China Wins the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup
China won the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup following a 2-2 draw against USA on Sunday.
China held the USA to a...
A Post-Mortem of the 2020 Candidates Tournament
Controversial from the start, the 2020 Candidates Tournament promised to be like no other when GM Teimour Radjabov was unceremoniously removed from...
Koneru Humpy Prepares for the Cairns Cup Challenge
The year 2019 was an eventful one for Koneru Humpy. Not only did she clinch the world rapid crown at Moscow in December,...
Chess is Indeed a Sport!
It has been debated for ages. But now the University of Physical Education in Budapest has awarded a Honorary Doctorate to a...
Tatjana Lematschko Passes Away
It is with great sadness we learned about WGM Tatjana Lematschko’s passing away in Zurich on May 17.
Lematschko was...
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Gukesh Dommaraju emerges as the Youngest Winner in the 2024 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament
As the FIDE Candidates chess tournament in Toronto ends, Gukesh Dommaraju, at just 17 years old, makes history by becoming the youngest...
Fawole Visits Tunde Onakoya During the Guinness World Record Quest at Times Square, New...
Fawole John Oyeyemi, a 2x Nigeria Chess Champion and FIDE Certified Chess In Education Lecturer, donated his widow's mite and also showed...
Tunde Onakoya Breaks World Record in 60-Hour Chess Marathon
Tunde Onakoya has wonderfully marked a groundbreaking achievement by surpassing the previous world record for the longest chess marathon (56 hours,...