World of chess

Uzbek star Javokhir Sindarov establishes a stranglehold in Cyprus as a row breaks out over anti-cheating. Meanwhile, another top-class event gets under way.

The moment has come: here's everything you need to know about the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus.

The final countdown for the FIDE Candidates has started and the commentators and top players are out in force with their opinions.

Much has been said and written about the form of current World Champ Gukesh D. But this week the former champ also came out with some interesting words.

12-year-old IM Faustino Oro gave it his best shot, but couldn't quite make it over the line in his bid to be the youngest grandmaster in history.

The 12-year-old hotshot starts his bid for history at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow this weekend—but claims he's not too bothered about it.

The baby projects of two businessmen made significant announcements this week. FIDE, as always, was lurking in the background.

GM Magnus Carlsen heads an eight-player field vying to be the first winner of a new world title. But how important is it really?

The inaugural Freestyle Chess World Championship must justify its existence without GM Wesley So or GM Hikaru Nakamura. Can it?

The 'Wimbledon of Chess' is reaching its climax with GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading but GM Matthias Bluebaum on his heels. Meanwhile, there's updates from the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, Norway Chess and Prague Masters.