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Magnus Carlsen clinched his second gold in Almaty after winning both the Rapid and the Blitz. Carlsen won the World Blitz Championship with 16/21. Kazakh player Bibisara Assaubayeva took her …

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 is ongoing in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Alongside the main fights for the World Champion title, the event features side events. Deputy Chair of …

Entering the new calendar year, the Carlsen – Niemann cheating saga does not seem to have an outcome. The controversy started after the 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated the …

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 …

The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2022 is due to start on December 25th in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Eleven days before the opening ceremony, a press conference has been held in …

FIDE Council approved the below-mentioned changes to the simplified procedure for performing under the FIDE flag for players representing Russia/Belarus: The right to play under the FIDE flag is granted …