Candidates Tournament

FIDE revealed on X that several players, and from various countries, have not yet received feedback on their Canadian visa applications submitted many months ago. Players from India, Russia and…

It’s official! Viswanathan Anand joins Irina Krush in the commentary of the Candidates Tournament 2024! Vishy Anand will do the commentaries with Krush for the first half of the tournament,…

The Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 starts in April in Toronto, Canada, determining the Challenger for the World Chess Championship Match 2025! For the first time in history, Women’s and Open…

International Chess Federation FIDE announced the first commentator of the Candidates Tournament 2024! Eight-time US Women’s Chess Champion GM Irina Krush will be in the commentator seat, but FIDE hasn’t…

After winning the Chessable Masters 2024, the first event on the Champions Chess Tour, Magnus Carlsen joined David Howell for an extensive interview. After discussing his Grand Final match against…

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 will take place from 3-22 April in Toronto, Canada, determining the Challengers for the World Chess Championship 2025 and Women’s World Championship 2025. For the…

After changing the qualification paths for the Candidates Tournament 2024, FIDE now introduced a series of changes for the Candidates Tournament 2026. The major change is that the runner-up from…

The chess world was speculating, but World No1 Magnus Carlsen officially confirmed he would not participate in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024. The race for the Candidates Tournament 2024 concluded…

Toronto will host the 2024 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates, scheduled for April 3-25, with a prize fund of EUR 750,000. It will be the first time in chess history…

The FIDE Council has approved today a major reform of the qualification paths to the Candidates Tournament – the event that decides the challenger for the World Championship match. The…