The FIDE Council has announced the extension of its rating fee waiver for all Rapid and Blitz tournaments through 2027. The ...

GM Wesley So and WIM Rachael Li are the new U.S. chess champions. So captured his fourth American chess crown, while Li became the youngest player to win the title on her debut.

With an outstanding medal haul across the age categories, Kazakhstan emerged as one of the leading forces at the 2026 World ...

A team from Karnet Prison Farm, WA, Australia, debuted in the 6 th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners.

GM Vahap Şanal and Team Türkiye emerged victorious at the 2026 edition of the NATO Chess Championship. The seven-round Swiss tournament, held at the Baltic Beach Hotel & SPA in Jūrmala, Latvia, from ...

FIDE’s Chess in Education Commission continues to expand its training for Lecturers and Teachers of Educational Chess, offering a series of high-level online and in-person opportunities in autumn and ...

The Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026, taking place in Geneva from 22 November to 12 December, is the most important chess event of the year. Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and ...

FIDE President Timur Turlov met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on 19 October. The meeting focused on the rapid development ...