Indian GM Koneru Humpy withdrew from the Women's Candidates 2026 on Sunday, due to security concerns.

India’s Koneru Humpy said that she was left with no choice but to withdraw from the FIDE Women’s Candidates tournament, ...

India’s Koneru Humpy announced on Sunday that she has withdrawn from the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates tournament citing ...

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy had recently raised concerns over the 2026 Candidates Tournament taking place in Cyprus, ...

Several chess players, including India's Nihal Sarin and Arjun Erigaisi along with world number one Magnus Carlsen, have ...

The battle to become the challenger for D Gukesh’s world title begins next month with FIDE Candidates 2026 in which India’s R Praggnanandhaa faces Anish Giri in the first round.

Magnus Carlsen, five-time world champion, faced disqualification from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for violating FIDE's dress code by wearing jeans. Despite being fined USD 200 and ...

Hot on the heels of the FIDE World Championship that saw Dommaraju Gukesh crowned (classical) chess champion of the world comes FIDE's World Championship for the two faster versions of the sport: ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has filed a formal ethics complaint against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The move targets Kramnik's repeated public accusations of cheating against ...

The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further ...

Goa, India, is host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 from October 31 to November 27. World champion D Gukesh leads a strong 24-member Indian contingent, with Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa seeded ...