World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women’s events

Representational image of chess pieces on a board. FIDE has ruled that transgender women cannot compete…

Data | 2022: A great year for Indian chess

Young Grandmasters: India’s Nihal Sarin (left) plays against India’s Arjun Erigaisi during the Tata Steel Chess…

FIDE shares Carlsen’s concerns about the damage of cheating in chess

FIDE said it was its duty to protect the integrity of chess given recent events involving…

Fans make it a Chess Olympiad to remember

If the Chess Olympiad became a resounding success, the fans of Chennai are also a reason…

Explained | Chess Olympiad: Origins of the event, rules & India’s rise to top seed and host

As India puts up a stellar performance at this year’s Chess Olympiad, a look at its…

Victory For Moscow: Russia On Ex Deputy Premier’s Re-Election To Chess Body

Arkady Dvorkovich was first elected as FIDE president in 2018. Moscow: The re-election of a Russian…

Chess Olympiad will create a positive mood: Dvorkovich

Arkady Dvorkovich is perceived to be the front-runner for getting re-elected as the president at the…

Not the last World title-match for Carlsen: Judit Polgar

“Last year’s World Championship match was not the last for Magnus (Carlsen). One way or the…

Thambi, the Chess Olympiad mascot, is here to paint Tamil Nadu ‘black and white’

The mascot of the soon-to-be-held 44th Chess Olympiad is well on his way to becoming a…

PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

In nearly 100 years of the history of the Chess Olympiad, it’s the first time India…