World of chess

The colourful former head of the world chess federation is known for his outlandish claims. Now he says he could be back this year.

The Court of Arbitration in Sport has delivered a stinging rebuke to FIDE and the Chess Federation of Russia.

Are the world's top chess players about to fly into a warzone? FIDE's CEO says no, but the situation will be monitored.

While the likes of Keymer and Bluebaum blaze a trail on the international stage, all is not well in Germany's domestic game. Why do chess administrators just love to fight?

At first glance, a new FIDE report is great headline news for the chess world. But don't for one minute think the gender gap in the game has gone.

GM Sergey Karjakin appeared, and then disappeared. He remains the most controversial figure in chess.

Boy wonder has until March 11 to secure the final grandmaster norm needed to break the record as the youngest grandmaster in history.

The Grand Chess Tour effectively says, "It's not fair, we announced our events first."

A photo from Milan-Cortina. Arkady Dvorkovich, the man who runs world chess, standing next to a fan in full Soviet kit waving a banner of Misha the Olympic bear. Dvorkovich is clapping. He looks delighted.

He's a superstar in the chess world who left his home country to flee restrictions the Iranian regime places on sport—now he's calling for change.