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The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 takes place from 17-30 March in Petrovac, Montenegro with participation of more than 130 players from 34 European federations. The Championship features a prize …

GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) is the new European Individual Chess Champion 2023! The thrilling last round of the championship determined the medalists. GM Alexey Sarana (FIDE, 2668) and GM …

Anish Giri, five times the runner-up in Wijk aan Zee, has won the 85th edition of Tata Steel Chess after pouncing on a blunder by Richard Rapport while Jorden van Foreest took down long-term leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Magnus …

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world’s best players, will return again in 2023. Tour participants will …

Former women’s world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is leaving Russian Chess Federation and will represent Switzerland from 2024. After the Russian aggression against Ukraine started, Kosteniuk, who also holds Swiss citizenship …

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 …