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...
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...
2020 World Senior Team Chess Championship Ends After Round 7 in Prague
2020 World Senior Team Chess Championship, organized in Prague under the auspices of Mayor MUDr. Zdeněk Hřib, has come to an abrupt...
Sukooon Resort 1st Indian Chess.com League Starts 15th May 2020
The Sukooon Resort 1st Indian Chess.com League starts on Friday (15th May). Ten strong teams with an average...
Magnus Carlsen’s Next Move is to Launch $1 Million Online Chess Tour
Magnus Carlsen, the chess superstar, is making a new move to boost the sport's popularity. The Norwegian world champion organized the Magnus Carlsen...
GM Wesley So Wins the Inaugural Clutch Chess Online Tournament
The first edition of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown, organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club, concluded on Friday. Four American Grandmasters...
World Senior Team Chess Championship starts Tomorrow.
World Senior Team Championship starts Tomorrow the 5th - 15th of March 2020 at the Don Giovanni Hotel, Prague Czech Republic.
FIDE and Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship Begins Tomorrow
The International Chess Federation and Chess.com are pleased to announce the Women's Speed Chess Championship, an online competition to be held between June 18th...
PM Modi Lauds Chess Players’ Innovative Method of Raising Money
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand and five other leading Indian players competed in an online chess exhibition on 11 April to raise...
FIDE Council Announces the Postponement of the Chess Olympiad 2020
The FIDE Council has just issued a statement announcing the postponement of the Chess Olympiad 2020 and the FIDE Congress. These events,...
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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,...