CHENNAI, (IANS) – A chess knight wearing a white shirt and dhoti, standing with folded hands welcoming the players and officials for the 44th Chess Olympiad is the mascot for the mega chess event. The ...

The International Chess Federation's "ChessMom" initiative introduces family-friendly policies to support mothers competing ...

Azerbaijan's junior chess players have secured three medals at the European Youth Chess Championship held in Budva, ...

STOCKHOLM – A major international chess tournament in northern Norway has ended on a grim note, with one player dying in the middle of a game and another found dead in a hotel room. Organizers say a ...

At the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Indian chess announced itself in a manner never seen before -- it was pure collective domination. The key word there is 'collective'. Chess is as ...

Vantika Agrawal, inspired by chess as a child, became a double gold medallist at the 2024 Chess Olympiad and recently received the Arjuna Award. Despite challenges such as a lack of chess culture in ...

Team India will be represented by Rakshitta Ravi, Padmini Rout, B Savitha Shri, PV Nandhidhaa, Sarayu Velpula and Srija ...

Ukraine scored a big win away from the battlefield Tuesday as its women’s chess team captured the gold medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. It was the first gold medal for the women’s ...

And the election for president of the International Chess Federation carried overtones of the war in Ukraine. Attendees took selfies onstage after the opening ceremony of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai ...

Number one! The U.S. team wins the gold at 42nd World Chess Olympiad. Leading on board 1 was U.S. chess champion, and current world number 3 Fabiano Caruana, followed by Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and ...