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AICF Tamil Nadu government and Singapore Chess Federation have submitted their bids to host the World Chess Championship.

India has submitted a bid to host the World Chess Championship between young sensation D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren. If successful, the event will take place in Chennai from November 20 to December 15. Gukesh is the youngest ever challenger, creating significant excitement in the chess world.

While the World Championship match of the 2024-2025 cycle is supposed to take place at the end of the year, players are already fighting for a spot in the 2026 Candidates Tournament. As per the updated regulations, two places will be granted to the winners of the 2024 and 2025 FIDE Circuits (one per year). Currently, Nodirbek Abdusattorov is atop the leaderboard after winning the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament. A few top GMs, including Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri, have shared complaints regarding the scoring system.

Indian chess players and coaches have welcomed the All India Chess Federation's (AICF) decision to have a National Rating System or 'Bharat Chess Rating System' as it would result in the emergence of large number of tournaments, enthuse chess ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is in advance talks with India and Singapore for hosting the World Chess Championship Match to be played later this year, a senior official said. He also said that FIDE is likely to get more than one ...