Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current World No ...

"Its more than a tournament, it is an international celebration connecting excellence, culture, and the values of tolerance ...

Omid Khaledi recently reached the rank of FIDE master with the International Chess Federation, or FIDE, which is just two ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the first time ever, detainees at the Cook County Jail took part in a chess tournament competing against prisoners from around the world. The inmates are not only putting their ...

An Iranian chess player has become the latest sportswoman from the Islamic Republic to participate in an international competition without the country’s mandatory headscarf. Iranian news outlets ...

Telangana will host its largest-ever open rapid chess tournament later this month, with the Ekagra Chess Academy announcing a record prize pool of Rs 22.22 lakh <br />The two-day event is scheduled to ...

Three-year-old prodigy becomes youngest rated chess player in history - Indian toddler Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha practises for ...

Eight-year-old Justin Friedlander enjoys playing football, eating ice cream and crushing German kids in international chess tournaments. The third grader, who is learning two years above his grade ...

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, took part in an international tournament without a hijab, Iranian news outlet Jamaran said on Tuesday. Khadem is the latest ...