FIDE accused of bias against Russia as GM Lagno withdraws from Indian tournament, gets fact-checked by fellow players
Russian Grandmaster Kateryna Lagno has withdrawn from the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix India 2025 in Pune, alleging bias against ...
Penn Live4d
Chess GM who hid phone in toilet temporarily banned from game
A chess grandmaster (GM) admitted to cheating last year during a championship tournament. This grandmaster has now been temporarily banned from competing in the game as a result of his actions.
Indiatimes1mon
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies at 88
Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster celebrated for his 1972 Cold War clash with American Bobby Fischer, has died at 88, according to the Russian Chess Federation. Spassky's defeat against ...
Pacific Daily News4d
Chess grandmaster Nigel Short visits Guam to promote chess in Oceania
Chess grandmaster Nigel Short, widely regarded as one of the greatest British chess players ever, visited Guam on Friday as part of a multi-island tour to promote chess in Oceania. Short’s visit ...
Irish Sun21d
‘I can’t wait to share this with British public’ – Chess Grandmaster David Howell lands new job as BBC presenter
The now 34-year-old was a child prodigy and a Grandmaster by the age of just 16Credit: PA Howell has been playing chess since the age of five and is the second youngest Briton ever to achieve the ...
Cyprus Mail7d
Chess grandmaster plays 19 youngsters at same time, one holds him to a draw
Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children at the same time during an exhibition event in Nicosia. “Chess is like ...