FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 has started in Hong Kong, featuring over 40 teams and 300 players.

On Day 1 of the World Team Rapid event, Carlsen got a win over Ivanchuk while Niemann had a superb 4/4 outing ...

World No 2 was speaking ahead of team rapid and blitz championships in Hong Kong, featuring rivals Magnus Carlsen and Hans ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has selected Emirati International Arbiter Abdulla Murad Al Mazmi as part of the ...

India's Koneru Humpy won her second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Indonesia's Irene Sukandar. Humpy previously won in 2019. The 37-year-old scored 8.5 points from 11 rounds. Humpy's ...

Koneru Humpy put the exclamation mark on a landmark year for Indian chess, by winning the FIDE World Rapid Championship in New York on Saturday evening. For India's top women's chess player, it was ...

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 ...

Indian chess has seen an unprecedented surge in 2024, with notable achievements including Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi's victories over Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh winning the Candidates Tournament, ...

Chess legend and avid football fan Magnus Carlsen predicted on Tuesday that Norway would "hammer" Iraq in their World Cup ...

The pinnacle of chess has weathered its fair share of controversies in recent years, including a cheating dustup, geopolitical tension, and players’ bizarre complaints about creaky floors. But this ...

India’s Koneru Humpy, on Thursday, won the women’s individual silver medal at the 2023 World Rapid Chess Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The 36-year-old Indian Grandmaster lost to Anastasia ...