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Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passed away after suffering a heart attack during the 12th round of the National Chess Championship in Dhaka on Friday evening. Fellow chess players and officials then …

The 33rd Kavala Open International Chess Tournament, dedicated to Vasilis Theodoridis, is scheduled to take place from 29th July to 5th August at the Megali Leschi – Great Club, next …

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 …

The World Chess Championship match between the defending Champion Ding Liren and the Challenger Gukesh D is set to take place from 20th November to 15th December in Singapore. The …

Russian-German sponsor Wadim Rosenstein confirmed on X that WR Chess Masters High Roller with $1 million buy-in is cancelled. Following Hans Niemann’s announcement that he is “withdrawing” from the WR …

During the Cairns Cup, Saint Louis Chess Club co-founder Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield announced a new women’s chess initiative, the Cairns Chess Queens Award, a new initiative created to encourage …

17-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh D caught Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead of the Candidates Tournament 2024 in the fifth round. Gukesh scored his second victory in the tournament to tie …

The third edition of the Sunway Formentera Chess Festival starts today in Spain! The event will be played from 9-19 April at the Hotel Club Sunway Punta Prima, Formentera – …

The inaugural Melbourne International Chess Open 2024 took place from 3-7th April at the city’s Chess Club, in Melbourne, Australia. The event was played in Major and Open sections with more than …

The third edition of the Menorca Chess Open 2024 concluded yesterday in Spain after nine exciting rounds. The event featured an impressive field with nearly 300 players, including 44 grandmasters! …