The Lichess story: the cool, open-source site helping power the chess boom

Analysing how Lichess grew from a small open-source project into one of the world’s biggest chess platforms with no ads, no ...

Exclusive: 'Chess is already a brand in India,' says Abhijit Kunte as India successfully hosts FIDE World Cup 2025

Back after 23 years in India, the FIDE World Cup in India’s Goa has been a success story with 206 Grandmasters competing for the third most important chess tournament. While the tournament is still on ...

FIDE World Cup Slugfest Continues As Both Semifinal Fixtures Witness Draws

Wei Yang and Javokhir Sindarov played out a draw, while the other final-four affair between Javokhir Sindarov and Nodirbek ...

Safety first as Chess World Cup semifinals open with two tense draws

Chess World Cup semifinals opened with cautious play, resulting in draws for both matches. Uzbek childhood friends Sindarov ...

FIDE WC: Two more draws in second game of semifinals

It turned out to be another dull day for the chess buffs as Wei Yang of China and Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan decided not to take risks against their respective opponents to settle for effortless ...