Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current World No ...

A ban on Israeli flags at a Spanish chess tournament brings Israeli chess player Erez Kupervaser back to Oct. 7 and memories of his sister who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Nova music festival.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the International School Chess Federation (ISCF) have officially declared 2026 ...

The International Chess Federation’s partnership with Establishment Labs touched off criticism in the chess world, where women say they have long faced unequal treatment and misogyny.

Who are the Nigerian chess champions and masters? UNESCO introduced the concept of commemorating this day as International Chess Day, and it has been done so since 1966. On this day, chess tournaments ...

As if 2022’s (totally not true) anal beads cheating scandal wasn’t wild enough, the chess world has now been rocked by several more serious allegations: Two players have been suspended, one for ...

The International Chess Federation says it will “abolish” the women’s titles a player has earned should they transition to a man. The sport’s international governing body — known commonly by its ...

The International Chess Federation—the international governing body for chess—unveiled new policies that prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s events, as sports like swimming and ...