Koneru Humpy defeated Lei Tingjie in a thrilling Blitz tiebreaker to set up the World Cup final date with Divya Deshmukh.

Koneru Humpy triumphed over Tingjie Lei in a gruelling eight-game semi-final at the FIDE Women's World Cup, securing her ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current ...

Koneru Humpy will face Divya Deshmukh in the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup final after both Indians beat Chinese top seeds in ...

T he top-ranked chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday due to a dispute over the dress code. Carlsen refused to change ...

World Chess champion Magnus Carlsen will no longer compete in the World Rapid or Blitz Chess Championships after violating the International Chess Federation’s dress code policy. Carlsen, who ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament ...

Item 1 of 3 Chess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships - Rapid Women - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 28, 2022. Sara Khadem of Iran sits in front of a chess board.

The world’s No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially withdrawing as he refused to change out of a pair of jeans.

Magnus Carlsen during the FIDE Chess World Rapid & Blitz 2021 in Warsaw, Poland, on December 28, 2021. (Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images) He has been ranked as the No. 1 in the FIDE World ...