A unique situation occurred for both Israeli teams, in the Open and Women’s sections, who were not in the playing hall when the round began. Due to the observance of Yom Kippur on September 20, the ...

In the Open section, China, the host nation Uzbekistan, Germany, Armenia, the USA, India, the Netherlands, and Hungary remain perfect, winning all four starting matches.

Team Kazakhstan, seeded third, is also making its ambitions clear. A 3.5–0.5 victory over Slovenia is an impressive result, especially against a team capable of causing problems on every board. First ...

At the same time, unfortunately, a number of players and participants of the FIDE Congress have not yet received the ...

Grassroots charity Movement in Refuge (MiR) aims to extend the benefits of chess to thousands more refugee children in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, if additional funding is secured. And the dream is to ...

Seven days of competition, a record 41 teams and countless stories from across the chess world came to a close in Samarkand, as Poland claimed gold at the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with ...

The 46th Chess Olympiad got underway this afternoon in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with 207 teams registered in the Open section and 191 in the Women’s section. As is often the case in a Swiss-system event ...

The leading teams field their strongest line-ups as Samarkand delivers another fascinating day of chess.

After five rounds, Poland and the Czech Republic lead with 9 match points, closely followed by the Philippines, Cuba and IBCA on 8. USA, Uzbekistan 1 and India are next with 7 points each. Behind the ...

Six rounds have now been completed, and the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities has reached its final turn. Poland enters the seventh and final round as the sole leader, following its ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC) announced today that Freedom has become the General Partner of the Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026.

The fourth edition of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League that just finished in India’s tech hub of Bengaluru brought us much more than chess. After Dubai, London, Mumbai, season four in Bengaluru ...