World of chess

We've picked out five of the top players who've had a stellar year and are ready to kick on.

The original "Wimbledon of Chess" is approaching a milestone—but is desperately in need of new sponsors.

An appeal to help the family of GM Jonathan Hawkins, who passed away just before Christmas, has raised more than £25,000 so far.

2026 will see old issues and new. Here's what we think will dominate the news.

World Chess petitioned the Catholic Church and won. Now a publicly traded company has given a 1,500-year-old game its first official divine backing. For a billion players worldwide, this is either a gift or the strangest corporate overreach in sports history.

It's been a hugely important week for chess. We look at the stories that made the headlines.

A rebel alliance is forming. Could FIDE be taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport? Meanwhile, Russia strips GM Vladimir Fedoseev of his titles.

The Argentinian prodigy has secured his second GM norm. He's now in a race against time to get this third, and make history.

It's not all doom and gloom in the world of chess politics as the FIDE family just bigger.

We knew there'd be a bunfight—there always is. But we didn't expect it to end like this.