World of chess

India's number-one female player is the first of FIDE's Candidates to break rank over safety concerns before the tournament kicks off this month.

Wesley So crashed Caruana's Candidates party at the Saint Louis Chess Club by winning The American Cup. But Fabi has bigger fish to fry.

Niemann has worked hard to rehabilitate his image after that kerfuffle with Carlsen. Now he's reaping the rewards of redemption.

Poor GM Fabiano Caruana. He really deserves a world title—everyone else has one, after all.

Chess is doubling down on esports with an invitation to a second marquee event. And, as you'd expect from an event in Saudi Arabia, the money is serious.

The Uzbek called it a "dream come true" as he scooped the Wimbledon of Chess and saw his countryman come second. Indian's stars, however, suffered disappointment.

The world number-one had been ducking classical events. Not in 2026.

GM Hans Niemann climbed over a fence to get in as Extinction Rebellion disrupted the iconic Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Yet again, a source of vital chess funding is being questioned.

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.

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.