President Timur Turlov has approved the list of arbiters for the World Youth and Girls Under-20 Rapid and Blitz ...

Hikaru Nakamura becomes the first player to reach a 3500 blitz rating on Chess.com, opening a 100-point gap over Magnus Carlsen after an extraordinary winning run.

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died unexpectedly at the age of 29, his family said in a statement released by his club, the Charlotte Chess Center, on Monday. “It is with great ...

MUSCAT: Two students of Indian School Bausher, Niyola Pinto and Ilaan Shafeek, won a combined six medals representing India ...

AL AIN, 27th October, 2026 (WAM) — Under the gracious patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Al Ain will host the fourth edition of the World ...

Hot on the heels of the FIDE World Championship that saw Dommaraju Gukesh crowned (classical) chess champion of the world comes FIDE's World Championship for the two faster versions of the sport: ...

Magnus Carlsen tops a proposed new world chess ranking system combining classical, rapid and blitz formats, while reigning world champion Gukesh is placed 26th.

Istanbul hosts the 2026 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, with Carlsen defending Open titles and ...

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 ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was locked at ...