The World Amateur Chess Championships are due to take place in Malaysia next month despite entry restrictions on Israeli citizens that appear to conflict with FIDE's own commitment to equal access.

The Championships are open to all players, regardless of rating or title, who reach the required age during the calendar year ...

R Vaishali heads into the last day of the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates tournament in the joint-lead of the tournament, with everything to play four in Round 14 on Wednesday. In the penultimate round ...

All FIDE Member Federations and eligible players are invited to participate in the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Chess ...

Google is celebrating the WCC final between Ding Liren and D Gukesh with an animated doodle. The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship kicked off today at the Equarius Hotel in Singapore. The 18-year-old ...

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov was elected as the eighth president of world chess governing body FIDE on Saturday after a closely fought contest at the organisation's General ...

Rosenstein says FIDE staff would be barred from simultaneous private chess roles Rosenstein says he would follow CAS rulings on Russia September 26 vote in Samarkand pits Rosenstein against Buettner ...

FIDE announced reimbursement and compensation for teams affected by accommodation problems at the Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, following complaints from Indian Grandmasters Srinath Narayanan and ...

Magnus Carlsen has another ratings list to top after FIDE announced players will have an official FIDE rating for Fischer ...

Timur Turlov has been elected President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), winning a second-round runoff vote at ...

A Switzerland-based chess organization has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in women’s events until they have completed a gender assessment with competition officials. The ruling was ...