Every game could be the last one for Don Manuel, the 105-year-old chess player
Manuel Álvarez Escudero, the oldest active player in the world, celebrated his birthday with a tournament in Madrid that bears his name
Three Afghans arrested in Kabul for playing in the Chess Olympiad: ‘We feel afraid, our situation is unsustainable’
The EU, the Spanish government and FIDE are undertaking efforts in support of the three chess players detained a week ago, while remaining cautiously optimistic
EU sanctions FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, who opposed the Ukraine invasion
The Russian former Kremlin insider, sidelined by Moscow after condemning the war in 2022, steps aside as chief of world chess’s governing body, with Viswanathan Anand taking over on an interim basis
Anatoly Karpov, an incomparable chess hero
A six‑time world champion and winner of more tournaments than anyone, he remains a towering symbol of the sport
Faustino Oro: The second-youngest chess grandmaster in history
The Argentine player based in Badalona seals his latest milestone at the Sardinia Open, extending a remarkable streak of early achievements
Javokhir Sindarov: ‘What I remember most from my childhood is chess’
The winner of the Candidates Tournament, a 20-year-old Uzbek, relies on his intuition and computers, and has not studied the great champions of history
A three-year-old Indian boy becomes the youngest chess player in history after being recognized by FIDE
The International Chess Federation recognizes Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha with an official rating, meaning has defeated at least three players in the ranking
Tragic death of chess player Naroditsky sparks conspiracy theories and reproach
Vladimir Kramnik has denied any wrongdoing, while FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich says he warned the former world champion about his actions
The inside story of Daniel Naroditsky: Defamation and a public spat with Vladimir Kramnik
The renowned US chess grandmaster and commentator, who died suddenly on Monday aged 29, was accused without evidence of cheating for over a year by the former Russian champion
The incredible case of Russian chess player Khismatullin, who is ‘forgiven’ by FIDE for supporting the invasion of Ukraine
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
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