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As former world champion Vladimir Kramnik never recognized the final score of The Clash of Claims match in Madrid, which he lost to Mexican GM Jose Martínez Alcántara 11.5-14.5, Ilya…

Record-breaking nine-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan celebrated her call-up to England’s chess team in a packed Trafalgar Square on Sunday as ChessFest drew its biggest-ever crowd. More than 23,000 people—8,000 more than…

More than 15,000 people are expected to descend on London’s Trafalgar Square on Sunday, July 7, for ChessFest 2024, the UK’s biggest chess event. The festival, now in its fourth…

As former world champion Vladimir Kramnik never recognized the final score of The Clash of Claims match in Madrid, which he lost to Mexican GM Jose Martínez Alcántara 11.5-14.5, and…

Wadim Rosenstein, Russian-German tycoon and sponsor of the WR chess team, has announced the WR Chess Masters Cup, which will take place from 14-18th October in London, United Kingdom. The…

ChessFest will be back on Sunday 7th July in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square. Now in its fourth year, this fantastic free event sponsored by XTX Markets brings together chess lovers…

The 8th edition of the Vera Menchik Memorial kicks off in England’s capital, London. The event is dedicated to the memory of the first women’s world chess champion Vera Menchik…

Famous actor and chess enthusiast Woody Harrelson paid a visit to London’s HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs to play chess with the inmates. The visit was part of the Chess in…

The UK vs Ukraine solidarity match is taking place from 21-30 March in London, England. An eight-game challenge match is played between GM Michael Adams and GM Andrei Volokitin in three different venues: UK Parliament,…