BAKU– The 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh stunned the chess world by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, becoming the first Indian woman to claim the prestigious title. In the all-Indian final, Divya ...

Reigning Norway Chess Women’s champion Anna Muzychuk will return in 2026 as she looks to defend her title and potentially claim a second consecutive victory.

A recent autopsy report confirmed that Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old chess grandmaster and recent Stanford graduate, died ...

A newly released toxicology report says influential American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of an abnormal ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Grandmaster Manuel Petrosyan has won the Armenian Men's Chess Championship for the second time, the Armenian Chess Federation reports. He previously claimed the national title in ...

The results are in for the 2026 MLK Chess Tournament held Monday, Jan. 19 at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.

London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama was thick with tension that morning in 1982. Everyone was waiting for a 15-year-old schoolboy who was running late. To save a few pounds, he and his father ...

After more than a year of confrontation and stand-off, Freestyle Chess and FIDE have finally decided to bury the hatchet and join forces, announcing that they will host the FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

The Norwegian, 35, overcame elite fields despite time forfeits after knocking over pieces in critical games ...

Hikaru Nakamura is one of the most famous chess players in the world today. He is known for his fast thinking, fearless style, and strong online presence. Nakamura has been among the world’s top ...

Norway's Magnus Carlsen, the world's number one chess player, on Tuesday won the World Blitz Championship in Doha, days after victory in the slightly longer 'rapid' format, to secure his 20th world ...