Chess

Chess-Presidential candidate Buettner pitches outsider shake-up, promises to leave politics out of FIDE

Jan Henric Buettner, Founder and CEO of Freestyle Chess GmbH attends the news conference ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris, France, April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Chess-CAS ruling on Russia a red line for FIDE, says presidential candidate Turlov

FILE PHOTO: Timur Turlov, the founder, CEO, and majority shareholder of Freedom Holding Corp., attends Digital Almaty 2025 forum, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

Chess-FIDE candidate Rosenstein targets Carlsen return and governance reform

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen attends the news conference ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris, France, April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Gasly makes his move to keep Russell in check on and off the track

Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy - September 5, 2026 Alpine's Pierre Gasly celebrates after qualifying in pole position along with second placed Mercedes' George Russell and third placed McLaren's Oscar Piastri REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

ST Full-time Report: Ikhsan Fandi hungry for more after making history in Japan

Meet the kids leading Singapore’s rise on the chess board

Zhang Yunyi (left) and Ashwath Kaushik pictured during the 24th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships at Our Tampines Hub on Aug 15.

Former Spain defender Gerard Pique joins chess investment boom

Former Spain footballer Gerard Pique attends a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan 16.

Russian head of FIDE suspends activity over EU sanctions

FILE PHOTO: Skolkovo Foundation Chairman Arkady Dvorkovich attends the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

Chess-Carlsen to headline FIDE-backed Total Chess World Championship pilot

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen attends the news conference ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris, France, April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Hungarian chess legend Judit Polgar declines nomination for president

FILE PHOTO: Judit Polgar, the best female chess player in the world, displays her book at the Dezso Lemhenyi school, which uses her new Chess Palace teaching programme, in Budapest October 15, 2013. /File Photo

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