FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. For 40 years, the chess world has been debating why ...

Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...

From Ali to Carlsen, athletes have defied authorities, reshaping sport. Carlsen’s standoff with FIDE, however, blurs ...

Esports organization LGD Gaming has announced the signing of a new contract.

Magnus Carlsen, the five-time World Chess Champion and arguably the greatest player in history, has brought his peers and ...

Anna Muzychuk, Ukraine's top-ranked chess player, is set to compete in Norway Chess Women 2025. She aims to build on her ...

World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the German Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing to Alireza Firouzja. Despite a ...

Scottie Scheffler won The Masters, with a four-shot victory over Ludvig Åberg at Augusta National earning the world No 1 his second Green Jacket in three years. At the PGA Championship in May ...

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek won her 15th straight match in Doha with a straight-sets win over Elena Rybakina in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarterfinals.

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