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
A six‑time world champion and winner of more tournaments than anyone, he remains a towering symbol of the sport
The Argentine player based in Badalona seals his latest milestone at the Sardinia Open, extending a remarkable streak of early achievements
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
The International Chess Federation recognizes Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha with an official rating, meaning has defeated at least three players in the ranking
Vladimir Kramnik has denied any wrongdoing, while FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich says he warned the former world champion about his actions
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
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
