Hans Niemann has picked his favourite for the upcoming FIDE Candidates 2026 and gave him a 75% chance of beating Gukesh in the World Chess Championship.

After 9 draws in 13 games, Gukesh capitalised on an error by Ding and won the final game of the 14-game contest to be crowned champion.

The top U.S. chess player discusses his YouTube channel, how he would change the game and why he doesn't want his son to pursue it ...

It could be the unpredictability of the starts in Chess 960, or just the fact that Carlsen needed to stamp his territory in a ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has said that Gukesh is under pressure because of unrealistic expectations placed upon him. While ...

Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju will compete in Norway Chess 2026, returning to one of the world’s strongest tournaments ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Russia's Vladimir Kramnik meets the media during a news conference after the 10th game of the Chess World Championship in ...

After a low-key 2025 with few high-ticket events, 2026 will kick off a storm into the next Olympic cycle, as India's best athletes will feature in the Commonwealth Games (23 July to August 02) and the ...

Chess's international governing body said Wednesday it's considering disciplinary action against a Russian former world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel ...

This undated photo released by Charlotte Chess Center shows Daniel Naroditsky playing chess on the board. (Kelly Centrelli/Charlotte Chess Center via AP Chess’s international governing body said ...