Leontxo García

The record-holding world chess champion, who lives in New York and is included on the Putin government’s list of ‘terrorists and extremists,’ maintains that the war must follow a ‘strategy that consists of Ukraine winning and Russia losing’

Buettner, the sponsor, predicts that the 960 (or freestyle) mode will coexist with the classic version, and he does not rule out the possibility of two parallel World Championships

Carlsen, Ding and six other players participate in an innovative Chess960 tournament held at a luxurious German resort

Unlike Sergey Karjakin, the world runner-up who was sanctioned for taking military equipment to the front, the grandmaster has not been punished by the International Chess Federation for his pro-war stance

The FIDE’s Ethics and Disciplinary Commission has sentenced the Norwegian player to pay €10,000 for withdrawing from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup without a valid reason, but acquitted him of other charges

The 30-year-old talks about his dramatic win over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, his love of poetry and why he describes himself as both a ‘very emotional and rational’ person

The Uzbeki-American player, who holds the world record of 48 simultaneous matches while unable to see the board, served up an astonishing exhibition at the World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan

Ranked second in the world, the player is currently leading against Ding Liren at the World Championship with four games to go, but he is under pressure for his rejection of the invasion of Ukraine

Those around the second-best chess player in the world believe that the current champion, Magnus Carlsen, advised his rival, Ding Liren, before the World Championship

Fifty years ago, during the Cultural Revolution, the authorities in the Asian giant fined players and burned chess books. But today, Liren Ding, who is competing for China, is fighting to become the champion who will succeed Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian grandmaster

The Chinese grandmaster, ranked number three, made a play never seen in elite competition against Ian Nepomniachtchi to hand the Russian the edge in Astana

The Russian player, who is ranked No. 2, faces his Chinese rival, who is No. 3, in Kazakhstan for the world title after the Norwegian elected not to defend his title

A Munich academy has been using the game for 15 years in management training and educational programs for children

On December 26, the Iranian chess player participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Kazakhstan with her head uncovered, a silent protest that is a very serious offense in her native country. After the photos circled the world, she announced her intention to settle in Spain. Her story represents the cause of freedom that so many Iranian women are fighting for

Teenager Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat the world number one in Wijk aan Zee two days after Anish Giri took advantage of an error-strewn performance from the Norwegian

The Norwegian champion has renounced defending his classical chess world title and is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit from Hans Niemann over cheating allegations

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will not return to Iran, which has harshly repressed other athletes who supported protests by competing with their heads uncovered

The 19-year-old American has filed a libel suit against world champion Magnus Carlsen, the online platform Chess.com and streaming celebrity Hikaru Nakamura

Nobody has provided evidence to support the accusations made by Magnus Carlsen against the American teenager, who says he has never cheated in a face-to-face game

The uproar caused when Carlsen accused Niemann of dirty play without offering any proof highlights the perils of cutting-edge technology

The 34-year-old American has spent half his life in the game’s most elite circles, but it is online streaming that has made him a millionaire

Seldom-seen consensus in Congress over non-binding motion to teach game to students