Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On Sunday, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) crowned US ...

India’s world No.4 in this interview says the Carlsen-backed format will grow in popularity in the coming years Bengaluru: Power struggles between the world chess governing body, Fide, and Magnus ...

Although several controversies have rocked chess over the years, especially during the era of Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, and Viktor Korchnoi in the 1970s, ’80s, and even part of the ’90s, and Gary ...

Bengaluru: Reigning world champion D Gukesh just lived through an anomaly of a week – a rare, winless run at a tournament earlier this month. Fischer Random, or Freestyle Chess, as packaged in its ...

Three weeks ago we ran a column on chess entitled, “Random chess is the future of chess and Philippine-born Wesley So.” We wrote the column after news came out that reigning world champion Magnus ...

Abdusattorov brings extensive experience in Freestyle Chess and Chess960, having previously reached the semifinals of the ...

When World Champion Magnus Carlsen accused a US player of cheating in a top-level event, the chess world was rocked by scandal. This week, organizers of the World Fischer Random are introducing new ...

Bobby Fischer may have been one of the most controversial figures in the world of chess, but his strongest legacy is turning out to be his idea for how the rules of the game should change. The former ...

Pune: No. 4 seed Viresh Sharnarthi brought most of his opponents on their knees as he won the Fischer Random rapid chess title at Symbiosis Spa on Sunday. Thirteen-year-old Viresh tallied 6.5 points ...