On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed ...

Javokhir Sindarov has secured a draw against Anish Giri to clinch the 2026 Fide Candidates title. The Uzbekistani Grandmaster ...

The hour of judgement has arrived. Unless a tie-breaker is forced and we have to wait for another day, it will be decided on ...

Youngest World Cup winner Javokhir Sindarov is on the cusp of Candidates glory, needing just a draw to secure the title after an effortless draw with Hikaru Nakamura. He maintains an unbeaten run and ...

Zhu Jiner goes level with R Vaishali in the Women’s Candidates after defeating the Indian Grandmaster in 39 moves in their ...

Hikaru Nakamura fumed at his second after losing to Sindarov, but Neilsen, Carlsen’s second, says the buck stops with the ...

Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali held her nerve to stay in the hunt for the title at the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 ...

Discover how Young Designers India reimagines chess with sculptural, modern interpretations influenced by luxury brands like ...

The Uzbek grandmaster has scored 3.5/4, including an impressive victory against the world No 3 and Candidates favourite, Fabiano Caruana ...

It was the anal bead theory that caused a global sensation. Now, a new Netflix film tells the tale of two grandmasters, one scandal – and a whole lot of bad blood ...

In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest during a campaign speech in Milwaukee. He was running for president as the ...

By Andrey Avsitidiysky Four rounds have been played at the Candidates Tournament, taking place at the Cap St Georges Hotel in ...