South Africa makes chess history by hosting the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals, where the world's top players will compete.

Cheating allegations are hardly a recent phenomenon in chess. However, it wasn’t until the tragic demise of 29-year-old ...

Daniel Naroditsky had ended a long hiatus on YouTube by posting a video for the first time in three months on Friday. It would sadly turn out to be his final video on the platform, with the American ...

The inventor of the Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik, and Hungarian grand chess master Judit Polgar launched the first tournament of their joint game called “Rubik Chess” in Budapest on Tuesday, in what Rubik ...

Chess icon Magnus Carlsen and wife Ella Victoria Carlsen welcomed their first child on September 27, drawing global congratulations. FIDE's unique social media post referenced "great genes" and subtly ...

Five-time chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen, has entered a new phase of his life. Magnus and his wife, Ella Victoria, were blessed with their first child on September 27. Victoria broke the good ...

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen and his wife Ella Victoria have entered a new chapter of life — parenthood. Photograph: FIDE/X World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has a new title off the board: father, as he and wife ...

At just 13, Magnus Carlsen faced former World Champion Garry Kasparov in a legendary chess match. While Kasparov, then at the peak of his career, focused intensely, young Magnus remained surprisingly ...

NEW DELHI – In a dramatic turnaround at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, India’s teenage World Champion D Gukesh stunned the chess world by defeating former world number one Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 ...

Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik speaks out after receiving death threats linked to Daniel Naroditsky's death, as ...

Peter Heine Nielsen, the coach of Magnus Carlsen, has backed Hikaru Nakamura's viral act of tossing D Gukesh's King into the crowd. The incident took place after Nakamura's win over the Indian in the ...

With Hikaru Nakamura trying to qualify for the 2026 Candidates by playing the required amount of games, FIDE has announced a huge change in their rating system. Triggered by Hikaru Nakamura's ...