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 ...

Magnus Carlsen, five-time world champion, faced disqualification from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for violating FIDE's dress code by wearing jeans. Despite being fined USD 200 and ...

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 ...

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 ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will not compete in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa, India. Citing motivational issues and a disinterest in long-format classical games, the five-time world champion ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has filed a formal ethics complaint against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The move targets Kramnik's repeated public accusations of cheating against ...

The FIDE World Cup returns to India after 23 years, as Goa will be hosting the prestigious tournament from October 30-November 27. 206 players will be featuring in the tournament that will offer a ...

A recent decision by the International Chess Federation to ban transgender women from competing in women-only chess tournaments has sparked criticism from many, as well as raising questions about why ...

Transgender women participating in female sports have been the subject of news stories and intense debate for a number of years. The governing bodies of several sports - most recently including ...

The organisation received a total of seven bids, three of which were for the 2025 World Cadet U8, U10, and U12 Championships. Kazakhstan, Spain and Türkiye all expressed their desire to host the ...

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, on Monday, responded to Hikaru Nakamura's recent explosive claim criticising the Candidates' rating qualification spot. Nakumara accused FIDE of maintaining the ratings spot ...