Divya Deshmukh was named Best Chess Player (Female) at the inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards as India completed a hat-trick of Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy victories at the Samarkand Olympiad. India also ...

Bodhana Sivanandan secured the title at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after she won eight points across 11 games.

Zverev becomes the first German to be year-end No 1 on the men’s rankings, and the oldest man to accomplish the feat for the first time, after Zizou Bergs downed Alcaraz in Shanghai The Independent ...

Tom Pym has been crowned Shropshire's greatest living chess player after a titanic "Champion of Champions" battle went down to the wire. Eight players fought for ultimate glory in a competition ...

Bodhana Sivanandan started playing chess when she came across a board during the COVID pandemic ...

Rafael Jodar has continued his epic first full season on the ATP Tour by reaching the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters. The 20-year-old just... The Tennis Gazette Shock Carlos Alcaraz defeat sees ...

Caruana is the world's No.3 and will be leading the top-seeded American team in the open section of the Chess Olympiad.

Magnus Carlsen has been the main draw at the Global Chess League here in Bengaluru this year - as he always is, wherever he goes for a chess event. The five-time world champion has enjoyed his time in ...

Magnus Carlsen, the highest-rated chess player in the world, suffered a devastating loss against Alireza Firouzja in the first round of Norway Chess 2026. The tournament takes place annually in ...