World Champion Vishwanathan Anand on Thursday said his next target is to win the Linares Chess Championship to be held in February next year. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of the launch of ...

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich hopes chess can be included in the cultural programme for Los Angeles 2028 ©FIDE "For me the dream is to see chess players becoming Olympic Champions whatever the ...

FIDE campaigned for the faster formats of the game - rapid and blitz chess - to be included on the programme in the French capital. They were unsuccessful as organisers put forward breakdancing, sport ...

Onakoya has already set the record for the longest uninterrupted time playing chess to raise funds for indigent African children. The chess enthusiast has been taking on different opponents as he ...