The world's top chess federation has sparked a furious sexism row after banning trans women from competing in all-female contests while it decides whether they have an unfair advantage. The new rules ...

World No.1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen has revealed that he had been suffering from food poisoning after his semifinal victory against Azerbaijan's Nijat Abasov which eventually affected his ...

Timur Turlov at the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, where the world’s top grandmasters compete for the official rapid and blitz titles. WBJ sat down with Freedom Holding Corp.’s CEO, ...

The youngest-ever challenger to the world crown, D Gukesh let go of a very promising position and had to settle for a fourth consecutive draw against defending champion Ding Liren of China in a ...