I believe FIDE has reached the next stage of its development. I envision FIDE as a strong international institution capable ...

The Assembly will allow us to complete the work initiated in Samarkand and take the necessary decisions to ensure the continued functioning and development of FIDE. The complete agenda and relevant ...

By KaranPrashant Saxena BENGALURU, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov was elected the eighth president of world chess governing body FIDE on Saturday after a closely fought contest at ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, September 26, 2026 (Newswire.com) - Timur Turlov, founder and chief executive officer of Nasdaq-listed Freedom Holding Corp., has been elected president of the International ...

Google is celebrating the WCC final between Ding Liren and D Gukesh with an animated doodle. The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship kicked off today at the Equarius Hotel in Singapore. The 18-year-old ...

Rosenstein says FIDE staff would be barred from simultaneous private chess roles Rosenstein says he would follow CAS rulings on Russia September 26 vote in Samarkand pits Rosenstein against Buettner ...

The election on Saturday went into two rounds after the Turlov-Anand campaign secured 96 votes, just one short of the 97 votes needed to win ...

The international governing body for chess has released new policies that prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s events and will strip some transgender players of their titles. Under the ...

FIDE presidential candidate Jan Henric Buettner says his lack of traditional chess credentials is not a weakness but an asset, with the German entrepreneur betting that his business experience can ...

Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has been appointed Interim President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), a historic move following incumbent Arkady Dvorkovich's decision to ...

The Kazakh billionaire and businessman has been elected the eighth president of the International Chess Federation, prevailing in an exceptionally tight ballot at the governing body's General Assembly ...

A Switzerland-based chess organization has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in women’s events until they have completed a gender assessment with competition officials. The ruling was ...