FIDE

FIDE Loosens the Dress Code: Jeans Finally Legal, Magnus Carlsen Probably Smiling

FIDE Loosens the Dress Code: Jeans Finally Legal, Magnus Carlsen Probably Smiling

LR
November 22, 2025

In a plot twist no one expected but everyone quietly prayed for, FIDE has officially legalized jeans at the 2025...

2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship: A Star-Packed Lineup in Doha

2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship: A Star-Packed Lineup in Doha

XB
November 20, 2025

The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and widely...

Kramnik vs FIDE: What Sanctions the Former World Champion Could Face

Kramnik vs FIDE: What Sanctions the Former World Champion Could Face

NM
November 18, 2025

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has launched a rare and serious disciplinary case against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. FIDE...

Ukraine Challenges Legality of Russian “FIDE” Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship

Ukraine Challenges Legality of Russian “FIDE” Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship

XB
November 17, 2025

Just days before the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship begins in Linares, Spain, a major dispute has erupted over...

8 Quarterfinalists Confirmed at the 2025 FIDE World Cup

8 Quarterfinalists Confirmed at the 2025 FIDE World Cup

LR
November 16, 2025

The final eight are set. After a blistering day of rapid-and-blitz tiebreaks in Goa, the FIDE World Cup has officially...

Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship

Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship

XB
November 15, 2025

As the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship approaches its November 17 start in Linares, a months-old FIDE council decision...

Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Exit Locks Him In — and Locks Others Out of the 2026 Candidates

Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Exit Locks Him In — and Locks Others Out of the 2026 Candidates

XB
November 13, 2025

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s fourth-round loss to Daniil Dubov at the 2025 FIDE World Cup didn’t just end his own run —...

FIDE Files Ethics Complaint Against Vladimir Kramnik: What It Means for the Former World Champion

FIDE Files Ethics Complaint Against Vladimir Kramnik: What It Means for the Former World Champion

NM
November 11, 2025

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has formally filed a complaint with its Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC), naming former world...

FIDE vs USCF Ratings: What’s the Difference?

FIDE vs USCF Ratings: What’s the Difference?

XB
November 10, 2025

If you play over-the-board chess, you’ve probably seen at least two different rating numbers next to players’ names: a FIDE...

Chess.com Acted Before FIDE: Inside the Growing Rift After Naroditsky’s Death

Chess.com Acted Before FIDE: Inside the Growing Rift After Naroditsky’s Death

NM
November 4, 2025

In October 19, American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, 29, was found dead in his Charlotte, North Carolina home. Police say...

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