Themed “Beyond the Board: Women, Innovation and the Business of Chess,” the meeting explored opportunities for women across the wider chess ecosystem – from playing and education to media, ...

On 22 September 2026, the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission issued a decision in case No. 04/2026, “Allegations ...

Hungary, Budapest, September 23, 2026 – Total Chess World Championship Tour, the FIDE-approved global event conceptualised by Norway Chess, has announced six more leading international chess players ...

Nearly 300 players, captains and accompanying persons joined the Samarkand Cultural Program Tour on the free day of the Chess Olympiad. Eight full buses departed from the Expo around 2 p.m., heading ...

Uzbekistan have emerged as the sole leaders of the Open section after six rounds, producing another impressive result on home soil. Their first team defeated India 2.5-1.5 in a thrilling encounter, ...

A unique situation occurred for both Israeli teams, in the Open and Women’s sections, who were not in the playing hall when the round began. Due to the observance of Yom Kippur on September 20, the ...

In the Open section, China, the host nation Uzbekistan, Germany, Armenia, the USA, India, the Netherlands, and Hungary remain perfect, winning all four starting matches.

Grassroots charity Movement in Refuge (MiR) aims to extend the benefits of chess to thousands more refugee children in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, if additional funding is secured. And the dream is to ...

Team Kazakhstan, seeded third, is also making its ambitions clear. A 3.5–0.5 victory over Slovenia is an impressive result, especially against a team capable of causing problems on every board. First ...