Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On Sunday, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) crowned US ...

India’s world No.4 in this interview says the Carlsen-backed format will grow in popularity in the coming years Bengaluru: Power struggles between the world chess governing body, Fide, and Magnus ...

Pune: No. 4 seed Viresh Sharnarthi brought most of his opponents on their knees as he won the Fischer Random rapid chess title at Symbiosis Spa on Sunday. Thirteen-year-old Viresh tallied 6.5 points ...

A few years ago, I wrote about the emergence of a new type of chess called Fischer Random Chess in which the pieces are placed in random positions behind the pawns at the start of each game. Since ...

When World Champion Magnus Carlsen accused a US player of cheating in a top-level event, the chess world was rocked by scandal. This week, organizers of the World Fischer Random are introducing new ...

Bengaluru: Reigning world champion D Gukesh just lived through an anomaly of a week – a rare, winless run at a tournament earlier this month. Fischer Random, or Freestyle Chess, as packaged in its ...

OSLO, Norway, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The World Fischer Random Chess Championship is now officially recognized by FIDE and will start on Chess.com. This historic event will feature an ...

MANILA,Philippines — Wesley So has achieved his goal to be a world champ as he toppled Norwegian world classical titlist Magnus Carlsen in the finale of the World Fischer Random Chess Championship ...

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine-born Wesley So of the United States will defend his World Fischer-Random title slated from October 25-30 in Reykjavik, Iceland after years of delay due to the COVID-19 ...

Wesley So beats Vladislav Fedoseev to join Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Final Four MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So advanced to the semifinals of the ...

Two dozen programmers from around the world have signed up to compete in Germany next month in the first computer chess tournament devoted to Chess960, a game variant invented by fugitive chess genius ...