FIDE is apparently planning a rating decay system for inactive players that might impact players like Magnus Carlsen and ...

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

With Hikaru Nakamura trying to qualify for the 2026 Candidates by playing the required amount of games, FIDE has announced a huge change in their rating system. Triggered by Hikaru Nakamura's ...

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa maintains his position as a top player. He is currently ranked fourth in the world. Vincent Keymer makes a significant jump in the rankings. He enters the top ten for the ...

Hikaru Nakamura is strategically playing in weaker tournaments to maintain his high rating and secure a spot in the World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament. While other aspirants compete in ...

Chess requires playing ability and strategic thinking; in roulette, chance determines victory or defeat, gain or loss. But what about skat and poker? Are they games of chance or games of skill in game ...

Tanishka of Bathinda has become the youngest female from Punjab to earn an international chess rating. She, aged eight years and -+4 months, achieved this milestone while competing in the National ...