Hot on the heels of the FIDE World Championship that saw Dommaraju Gukesh crowned (classical) chess champion of the world comes FIDE's World Championship for the two faster versions of the sport: ...

Earlier in June, Praggnanandhaa scripted history by claiming the Norway Chess 2026 title in Oslo after defeating Germany's Vincent Keymer in the 10th and final round. The victory completed a ...

It was a mixed day for India to start the World Blitz Championship as Rameshbabu Vaishali dominated the women's section to lead the standings after day 1 but no Indian man qualified for the knockout ...

Praggnanandhaa won his first Rapid & Blitz title at the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club as the first U.S. leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). The Indian grandmaster ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships is scheduled to begin on Friday (December 26), and all eyes will be on World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. A new generation of super-GMs is expected to rise ...

Erling Haaland is among the soccer players who have invested in one of their favorite pastimes, chess. The game is booming ...

We're excited to see Walker Jenkins make his Twins debut, but it's too bad it took this long. Puckett's Pond Ex-champ Wawrinka gets last-minute wildcard to US Open Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka has been ...