American GM Hikaru Nakamura is not part of the action at the fourth edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships, which got underway in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 17 June, despite being ...

After ruling the sport for more than a decade, five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen finds his authority challenged over ...

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was locked at ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

Most of the World’s Top Chess Players Compete in Electrifying Rapid Format for the Most Thrilling Chess Event of the Year This year’s event introduces a thrilling twist: a knockout stage in the later ...

The €500,000 tournament has attracted several strong national teams, plus the favourites, WR Chess, led by the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen ...

Nihal Sarin becomes the first Indian to win the Bullet Chess Championship, leveraging Mumbai's better internet and hardware ...

In Hong Kong for the team rapid and blitz championships, world No 1 is also excited about the return of Jose Mourinho to Real ...

The team announced by FIDE features R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram VR., Karthikeyan Murali, Pranesh M, R. Vaishali, Rakshitta Ravi, Aarthie Ramaswamy, Vishruth B and Varsha Ramesh, with ...