President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation Oleksandr Kamyshin is planning to speak out against the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions under the aegis of the ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has decided to ease sanctions on Russian and Belarusian athletes with disabilities. Details: Teams composed of "neutral" athletes are now allowed to ...

A mega international conference on Social and Educational Chess, titled ‘Chess Mahakumbh’, was inaugurated at KIIT University ...

The International Chess Federation says it will “abolish” the women’s titles a player has earned should they transition to a man. The sport’s international governing body — known commonly by its ...

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone. By Rabson Kondowe He could ...

The International Chess Federation, or FIDE, has updated its policy on transgender players, effectively banning trans competitors from participating in official women’s tournaments. The world ...

Late on Wednesday night, Emil Sutovsky, the chief executive officer (CEO) of FIDE, the International Chess Federation, chose ...

The International Chess Federation, also known by its French acronym, FIDE, announced that transgender women will be barred from competing in women’s events until the time a proper assessment of ...

Clap if you thought you’d be asked to care about an International Chess Federation decree when you woke up today! Just as I suspected: crickets. Well, onward we go. A set of guidelines published this ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The governing body of the top chess federation in the world decreed Monday that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of ...

The partnership will create “operational efficiencies for players and federations and improve game integrity,” according to a press release, such as publishing tournament data and player rankings ...

International Chess Federation Vlastimil Hort, a Memorably Selfless Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 81 He could have advanced toward a title when his opponent, Boris Spassky, took ill. Instead, he ...