With just two rounds remaining, the race at the top has become increasingly unpredictable. Uzbekistan took a major step ...

How can 64 squares become a space for freedom, rehabilitation, communication and human connection? This question was at the ...

An Olympiad is an intense three-week experience. Players spend long hours preparing, competing and recovering between rounds, ...

Policymakers, educators, researchers, chess leaders and social innovators from around the world gathered in Samarkand for the ...

Germany produced the result of the day in the Open section, defeating leaders Uzbekistan 2.5–1.5 to throw the race wide open with just three rounds remaining. The Svane brothers delivered the decisive ...

On 22 September 2026, the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission issued a decision in case No. 04/2026, “Allegations ...

By a vote of 29 to 12, José Antonio Carrillo and his team received broad support from the national federations of the Americas. This result affirms the continent’s confidence in a leadership team ...

There was a win apiece, leaving the overall score tied at 2–2. For China, however, Lu Miaoyi once again underlined her ...

Hungary, Budapest, September 23, 2026 – Total Chess World Championship Tour, the FIDE-approved global event conceptualised by Norway Chess, has announced six more leading international chess players ...

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

Themed “Beyond the Board: Women, Innovation and the Business of Chess,” the meeting explored opportunities for women across the wider chess ecosystem – from playing and education to media, ...

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 23, 2026: The Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) has entered into a partnership with Chessveda, an integrated digital chess platform, to promote and expand chess ...