World of chess

World-number-one GM Magnus Carlsen is the first name on this list for this year's Norway Chess, which is moving from Stavanger to Oslo.

He's a superstar in the chess world who left his home country to flee restrictions the Iranian regime places on sport—now he's calling for change.

Russian teams playing in international chess tournaments isn't the only issue at stake in the sport's looming legal battle.

It's not the game. It's everything around the game.

The honest answer is: longer than the apps promise, shorter than you fear, and almost entirely up to you.

The new year has got off to a flyer in the world of chess news. Headlines aplenty, albeit not about the game actually being played.

Five federations just sued FIDE at something called "CAS." Here's what that means, what it costs, and whether anyone wears a wig.

The world governing body of chess has sanctioned two new world titles in two months. It also appears to have buried the hatchet with Freestyle Chess after their very public row.

Ukraine, England, Norway, Estonia and Germany have submitted a complaint to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIDE. This is a battle which is far from ending.

A stellar list of 16 invitees, including GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, are being asked to take part. Let's hope they all accept.