Chess: FIDE raises alarm on visas for Toronto Candidates
Several players have yet to receive a Canadian visa just weeks ahead of the elite tournament in Toronto. Chess’ governing…
British chess prodigy who joked “I’m a Taliban” to his friends in a private Snapchat group prompting an escort on a fighter jet during an EasyJet flight is FREED of any wrongdoing by a Spanish judge
A former British press wunderkind who joked to friends that he was a member of the Taliban who was going…
8-year-old British schoolgirl amazes chess world with historic European championship victory
Bodhana Sivanandan with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street An eight-year-old girl has set…
DeepMind’s cofounder Demis Hassabis is a chess champion who landed funding from Peter Thiel by talking about a key tension in the game
Demis Hassabis used his knowledge of chess to win DeepMind's first major investment from Peter Thiel. Samuel de Roman/Getty Images/Peter…
Study finds female chess players are perceived to have less potential than males, reaffirming The Queen’s Gambit accuracy!
WhatsNew2Day - Latest News And Breaking Headlines The study surveyed 286 parents and mentors of 654 children who play chess.…
Chess and sexism: Can the game be made safer for women?
Reports of sexual harassment and even violence have shaken chess for months. Women are now speaking out and demanding changes.
Chess World Bans Trans Women in Mind-Boggling New Policy
Julian Finney/Getty Images for DAGOC The regulatory organization that governs international chess competition announced this week that transgender women would…
Ding Liren becomes first Chinese world chess champion
Ding Liren beat Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a thrilling finale. He takes over the world championship title from Norway’s Magnus…
“Remis after six and a half hours! Overtime in the chess thriller.”
WhatsNew2Day - Latest News And Breaking Headlines The fight for the crown in the game of kings goes into overtime.…
2023 World Chess Championship: Who will follow Magnus Carlsen?
Will "Nepo" win the crown at the second time of asking or will there be a first-ever world champion from…