The dispute between FIDE and organisers of freestyle chess is over the use of the phrase “world championship”. FIDE contends that as the guardian of the sport, only it has the right to decide which ...

The dispute stems from the establishment of the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC) by Carlsen and Beuttner in March 2024 and the subsequent announcement of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour set ...

He added: “Let me clarify once again: our tour is not a ‘World Championship’ in the traditional sense, as I have explained to both Arkady and Vishy (Viswanathan Anand, Deputy President of FIDE). It is ...

Doha: The Qatar Chess Association (QCA) organised Al Kharaitiyat Club Chess Championship for Government ... by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Al Tamimi explained that the Qatar Chess ...

Ponting Predicts Champions Trophy 2025 Finalists. It's Australia And ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.

Liverpool is set to host the annual British Chess Championships in the summer ... one of the oldest chess clubs in the world, said he expected the event to "take over the city".

Scottie Scheffler won The Masters, with a four-shot victory over Ludvig Åberg at Augusta National earning the world No 1 ... her first at the 2021 Women's PGA Championship in Johns Creek, Georgia ...

This will apply to the Champions Trophy, the Women’s Cricket World ... in Dubai regardless of whether India make it there or not. The final could be staged in the UAE too if India makes it there. If ...

D Gukesh suffered his first defeat since becoming the World Chess Champion in the final round of Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands on Sunday. Gukesh had been unbeaten in 12 games ...

Beirut First averted collapse and escaped Tunisia, 80-72, to claim the title in the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship on late Sunday at the Al Nasr Club in Dubai, UAE. Beirut nearly ...