World Champion Vishwanathan Anand on Thursday said his next target is to win the Linares Chess Championship to be held in February next year. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of the launch of ...

Onakoya has already set the record for the longest uninterrupted time playing chess to raise funds for indigent African children. The chess enthusiast has been taking on different opponents as he ...

The biennial chess Olympiad begins at Chennai on Friday (10.30 BST start, viewable live and free online) with an expected 188 teams in the open event and 162 in the women’s tournament. The United ...

FIDE campaigned for the faster formats of the game - rapid and blitz chess - to be included on the programme in the French capital. They were unsuccessful as organisers put forward breakdancing, sport ...

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich hopes chess can be included in the cultural programme for Los Angeles 2028 ©FIDE "For me the dream is to see chess players becoming Olympic Champions whatever the ...