D Gukesh is one win away from winning the 2024 FIDE Candidates, after taking the sole lead of the tournament with a thrilling win over Alireza Firouzja in Round 13, while fellow contenders, Russia's ...

Javokhir Sindarov has secured a draw against Anish Giri to clinch the 2026 Fide Candidates title. The Uzbekistani Grandmaster will face India’s D Gukesh in the World Championship later this year.

Here is everything you need to know about the Indian players in action in the 14th round of the FIDE Candidates, featuring Divya Deshmukh, R. Vaishali and R. Praggnanandhaa.

In a move that could redefine the structure of professional chess, FIDE has approved a new format titled the FIDE Combined World Champion, with its first edition set to begin in 2027. Launched by ...

With Divya Deshmukh holding Bibisara Assaubayeva to a draw, R Vaishali clinches a historic triumph, defeating Russia’s Kateryna Lagno to become the first Indian to win the Women’s Candidates and earn ...

A Switzerland-based chess organization has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in women’s events until they have completed a gender assessment with competition officials. The ruling was ...