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FIDE Loosens the Dress Code: Jeans Finally Legal, Magnus Carlsen Probably Smiling
In a plot twist no one expected but everyone quietly prayed for, FIDE has officially legalized jeans at the 2025...
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2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship: A Star-Packed Lineup in Doha
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and widely...
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Kramnik vs FIDE: What Sanctions the Former World Champion Could Face
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has launched a rare and serious disciplinary case against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. FIDE...
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Ukraine Challenges Legality of Russian “FIDE” Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship
Just days before the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship begins in Linares, Spain, a major dispute has erupted over...
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8 Quarterfinalists Confirmed at the 2025 FIDE World Cup
The final eight are set. After a blistering day of rapid-and-blitz tiebreaks in Goa, the FIDE World Cup has officially...
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Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship
As the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship approaches its November 17 start in Linares, a months-old FIDE council decision...
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Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Exit Locks Him In — and Locks Others Out of the 2026 Candidates
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s fourth-round loss to Daniil Dubov at the 2025 FIDE World Cup didn’t just end his own run —...
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FIDE Files Ethics Complaint Against Vladimir Kramnik: What It Means for the Former World Champion
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has formally filed a complaint with its Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC), naming former world...
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FIDE vs USCF Ratings: What’s the Difference?
If you play over-the-board chess, you’ve probably seen at least two different rating numbers next to players’ names: a FIDE...
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Chess.com Acted Before FIDE: Inside the Growing Rift After Naroditsky’s Death
In October 19, American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, 29, was found dead in his Charlotte, North Carolina home. Police say...