World of chess

Hungary is voting today. For the first time, chess has its own reason to care.

The sport that once prided itself on pure intellect now scans its players before and after every game. This is what happens when a sport panics—and what it accidentally confesses in the process.

The colourful former head of the world chess federation is known for his outlandish claims. Now he says he could be back this year.

The Court of Arbitration in Sport has delivered a stinging rebuke to FIDE and the Chess Federation of Russia.

Are the world's top chess players about to fly into a warzone? FIDE's CEO says no, but the situation will be monitored.

While the likes of Keymer and Bluebaum blaze a trail on the international stage, all is not well in Germany's domestic game. Why do chess administrators just love to fight?

At first glance, a new FIDE report is great headline news for the chess world. But don't for one minute think the gender gap in the game has gone.

GM Sergey Karjakin appeared, and then disappeared. He remains the most controversial figure in chess.

Boy wonder has until March 11 to secure the final grandmaster norm needed to break the record as the youngest grandmaster in history.

The Grand Chess Tour effectively says, "It's not fair, we announced our events first."