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 ...

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 ...

The revised regulations more clearly define the Circuit as a unified system of the world’s leading individual chess tournaments. They prioritise performance and strength of opposition as the pathway ...

D Gukesh became the youngest-ever to win the FIDE Candidates, and will challenge Ding Liren for the World Championship title later this year. PTI Photo via FIDE/Michal Walusza D Gukesh won the 2024 ...

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 ...

The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 will be held in Goa from October 30 to November 27 this year, and the world's top players will be in India for the showpiece event. The international chess federation ...

The FIDE has opened bids to host the 2026 World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov and revealed key details, including prize fund, provisional dates, estimated budget and more.

The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further ...