The Latest Breaking News from FIDE

Indian chess had a successful 2023 with two GMs qualifying for the 2024 Candidates Tournament & 11 Indians in the world top 100.

Carlsen won his fifth World Rapid crown at Samarkand on Thursday with an unbeaten 10/13 total, and now goes for his seventh Blitz title over 21 rounds

US grandmaster and social media star Hikaru Nakamura was accused by a rival of cheating after a hot winning streak. The outcry exposed a generational rift between top chess players, Bevan Hurley reports

US grandmaster and social media star Hikaru Nakamura was accused by a rival of cheating after a hot winning streak. The outcry exposed a generational rift between top chess players, Bevan Hurley reports

Vidit Gujrathi has turned the limelight back on him by winning the Fide Grand Swiss at Isle of Man on Sunday. It gave the 29-year old from Nashik a qualifying spot for the World Championship chess candidates tournament. "Amazing, unbelievable," said Vidit to Chessbase India.

170 children from 26 districts of Andhra Pradesh participate in the 1st ever under-13 open FIDE rating Chess Championship-2023 in Vizianagaram.

Indian team withdraws from World Cadet Chess Championship due to Gaza conflict. AICF took hard decision to prioritize safety of players. Requested FIDE to postpone tournament due to uncertainty over flight operations.

The Norwegian said he lost his concentration when he saw his opponent was wearing a timepiece at the Qatar Masters

MUMBAI: International Master and former National Challengers chess champion, Vikramaditya Kulkarni of Railways, will spearhead the challenge in the 2nd edition of the Accurate Springs Classical FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, which gets underway here at the Russian Centre for Science Culture from Saturday.