World chess number one Magnus Carlsen announced his return to play in this year’s final World Blitz Championship after the ...

FIDE has just launched the online chess playing arena in its beta version. Here is the announcement by FIDE president:I am proud to announce today's launch of the limited test version of FIDE ...

FIDE announces World Cup 2025 for youngsters The second edition of the FIDE World Cup for young chess players will take place from June 22 to July 3, 2025, in Batumi, Georgia 🇬🇪.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi's decision to share the World Blitz Championship title for the first time in history has sent shockwaves through the chess community.

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 away from the World Rapid Chess Championship after refusing to change out of his jeans, which the International Chess Federation (FIDE) said breached the tournament’s ...

A dress-code violation over the wearing of jeans saw Carlsen fined and after refusing to comply, he was not paired for round 9, resulting in his withdrawal.

Magnus Carlsen has announced a shock withdrawal from the World Rapid & Blitz Championships in New York, over a dress code tussle with FIDE. The five-time world champion was hit with a $200 fine ...

6.00 AM: Round 12 6.30 AM: Round 13 January 1 • 12.30 AM: Quarterfinals • 2.00 AM: Semifinals • 3.30 AM: Final Livestream The tournament will be livestreamed on the official FIDE YouTube ...