The players' actions came as Israel continued its war against Iran in the form of Operation Roaring Lion. As the war progressed, Israel successfully eliminated many of the country's leaders.

Gukesh said he did not support Vladimir Kramnik, who has been infamously levelling charges against quite a few chess players suspecting cheating during online games

Queen of Chess is a documentary film on the Netflix platform that shows the rise of the best female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar (b.1976).

Dutch chess grandmaster Jan Timman has passed away at the age of 74. He was known as one of the best Western chess players and a friend of Iceland.

Chatting to Yunis Barudi ahead of his marathon chess fundraiser up at the MTU in Tralee on Saturday morning, he, quite understandably, admitted to feeling just a little stress and nerves ahead of…

FIDE has allocated 37,000 euros to support chess veterans, with a special panel selecting 17 chess players, coaches, and organizers to benefit from the 2026 support program.