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Sindarov Javokhir vs Woodward Andy - Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz 2026 | Masters | Rapid
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Turkish chess player Beren Kalyoncu earns Woman FIDE Master title
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (158+ words) usmuslims. com Turkish chess player Beren Kalyoncu earns Woman FIDE Master title International chess title follows successful showing at Pula Open in Croatia ANKARA (AA) " Turkish chess player Beren Kalyoncu has earned the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title after a…...
39th National Under-7 Chess Championship Underway in Nagpur
47+ min ago (135+ words) Nagpur, July 3: The 39th National Under-7 Open & Girls Chess Championship 2026 is currently underway at Nagpur, Maharashtra, bringing together around 440 of the country's most promising young chess players from across India. Representing the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are two young chess players, ACM…...
Local administrator to lead global women's chess body
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (291+ words) The global governing body for chess on Thursday announced a major honour for Saint Lucia Chess Federation president Tris-Ann Richards, who has been appointed chair of the FIDE Commission for Women's Chess. Richards is a woman candidate master, FIDE (World…...
Vladimir Kramnik banned for two years by FIDE for unsubstantiated cheating allegations against Naroditsky, Navara
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (193+ words) Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik has been banned for two years by FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) for his unsubstantiated cheating allegations against late Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, David Navara and others. For the first year, Kramnik will not be able…...
FIDE Suspends Kramnik Over Public Cheating Accusations'Grandmaster Fires Back: 'This Isn't Over' / News / World Chess - Official FIDE Online Chess Gaming Platform
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (541+ words) The biggest, most emotive and long-overdue ethics case in modern chess may finally have reached its conclusion. FIDE, the game's world governing body, has suspended the game's 14th World Champion GM Vladimir Kramnik after its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission ruled that his…...
World Champion Gukesh Bounces Back With Clinical Win Over Anish Giri, Moves Into Joint Second
10+ hour, 57+ min ago (465+ words) 3 Jul 2026, 15: 02 HRS IST Zagreb, 03 July (H. S.): World Chess Champion D. Gukesh delivered an impressive performance on Thursday, defeating Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri on the second day of the Zagreb Grand Chess Tour to climb into joint second place in the standings. Meanwhile,…...
Well, Professor Pippin Barr, you've done it again: you've ruined chess
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (395+ words) Back in 2019, experimental game developer and actual university professor Pippin Barr released a browser game consisting of eight, very silly variations on chess - a flagrant assault on the dignity of a strategy experience whose roots go back a thousand years,…...
Come and Join the Asian Junior Chess Championship 2026
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (176+ words) MCF invites interested Junior chess players under the age of 20 to participate in the Asian Juniors Chess Championship 2026 to be held in Mumbai, India, from the 16th to the 26th of August 2026. While the official player slots will be offered to the…...
Concio, Sebastian book Chess Olympiad berths
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (225+ words) MANILA, Philippines " International Master Michael Concio, Jr. and Mhage Sebastian will make their World Chess Olympiad debuts this September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Concio made it to the team by claiming the last of three slots in the men's team by…...