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16-year-old Gukesh scored a 5th win in a row as the Indian 2nd team defeated Spain to join Armenia as the only teams with a perfect 10/10 start to ...

17-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov outplayed Fabiano Caruana as Uzbekistan came within a whisker of beating the top seeds. In the end the USA escape...

Puzzle: a test of your endgame knowledge

Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw by Daniele Vocaturo as Italy won on the bottom two boards to defeat Norway in Round 3 of the Chennai Olympiad. Au...

Magnus Carlsen beat Georg Meier in an 80-move grind as Norway defeated Uruguay 4:0, while top seeds USA edged a 2.5:1.5 win over Paraguay in Round ...

The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad will be opened in Chennai, India today by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the games beginning tomorrow, Frid...

Wei Yi and Levon Aronian will play the 2-set final match of the FTX Road to Miami online tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Wei knocked out Richard Rapport, while Aronian got the better of Jan-Krzysztof Duda in semis. Both finalists have already secured a spot in the coming FTX Crypto Cup, which will be played in Miami next month.

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour will hold its second Major of the season, the FTX Crypto Cup, in Miami from August 15 to 21. But first, a thrilling battle for qualification in the sixth tour event of the season will take place online from July 10 to 17, titled the FTX Road to Miami. | Follow the games live with expert commentary! The action kicks off at 18.00 CEST (12.00 EDT, 21.30 IST)

GM Richard Rapport no longer plans to play for Hungary but will represent Romania instead. His wife Jovana will join him, making the switch from Serbia to Romania. This news was announced by the Romanian Chess Federation. Meanwhile, the Hungarian Chess Federation may file a protest. "We are honored and...

Wesley So and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, the rating favourites in Tuesday’s rapid and blitz tiebreakers at the Berlin Grand Prix, defeated Sam Shankland and Vincent Keymer and thus advanced to the event’s semifinals. So will face Amin Tabatabaei, while Mamedyarov will play Hikaru Nakamura in 2-game matches starting Wednesday. | Photos: World Chess