FIDE has approved a new Combined World Champion format, which is set to begin in 2027. This innovation may transform chess ...

The new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will come into effect from 2027, will feature four events each year across ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and world number one Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on ...

Magnus Carlsen has backed the new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which has sparked a storm in the chess world, with top grandmasters including Anish Giri and Susan Polgar questioning the ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new global competition set up by Norway Chess that will crown a "World Combined Champion" across three time formats — Fast Classic, Rapid and ...

FIDE and Norway Chess announced that a World Combined Champion will be chosen from separate events in Fast Classic, Rapid and ...

The organisers of Norway Chess on Wednesday announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three ...

The tour will consist of 24 players, with some qualifying through rating and the remaining through eligible tournaments.

The organisers of Norway Chess on Wednesday announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will ...

Nakamura was particularly unhappy with the fast classic format, which organisers and FIDE have said will count as classical ...

World champion D Gukesh is the top seed at the FIDE World Cup in Goa, running October 30 to November 27. Indian stars Arjun ...