FIDE is apparently planning a rating decay system for inactive players that might impact players like Magnus Carlsen and ...

World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura needed to hit a minimum number of games for a shot at the world championship. He sparked a ...

Norway Chess announced ‘Total Chess World Championship Tour’, an ambitious new tournament that aims to crown the best player ...

Indian chess witnessed a landmark September as Arjun Erigaisi ascended to world number four and Nihal Sarin joined the elite 2700 club. Vaishali Rames ...

FIDE is implementing a major rating system change from October 1, removing the 400-point rule for players rated 2650 and above. This reform means top ...

The tour will consist of 24 players, with some qualifying through rating and the remaining through eligible tournaments.

D Gukesh currently occupies the 11th spot in the latest FIDE ratings, having slid down the rankings after a forgettable run in the FIDE Grand Swiss last month. Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile, regained the ...

Michelle Zhang isn’t even a teenager yet, but that didn’t stop her from putting up a strong fight against Hikaru Nakamura ...

Gukesh is 11th in the classical chess rankings, with a rating of 2752. The Grand Swiss saw Gukesh lose 15 rating points, from 2767 in September to 2752 in October. Last October, Gukesh had a rating of ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new global competition set up by Norway Chess that will crown a "World Combined Champion" across three time formats — Fast Classic, Rapid and ...