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 …