A major international chess tournament in northern Norway was rocked by the sudden deaths of two players Kurt Meier, 67, from Switzerland suffered a heart attack during his final match and later ...

Defending champion Ju Wenjun celebrates equal prize money in Norway Chess Women, inspiring more women to engage in chess. Scheduled for May 26, the event features top players. Wenjun, a five-time ...

The International Chess Federation said in a statement on Friday that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from wearing jeans at the event. “The Chief Arbiter informed Mr ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Stavanger (Norway), May 12 (IANS) As the clock ticks closer to Norway Chess Women 2025, the second edition of the prestigious tournament, defending champion Ju Wenjun shared her ...

Indian grandmasters D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi will not lack any motivation to go after Magnus Carlsen who too will look forward to such confrontations in Norway Chess beginning next month ...

Ivan Syrovy, a chess arbiter, penalized Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Daniil Dubov. The penalty was for a pre-arranged draw at a championship in Uzbekistan. Syrovy felt the players ...

Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women, feature the same format, same prize money, and take place in the same playing hall. Both tournaments follow a 6-player double round-robin format. Anand said ...

The tournament will take place in Stavanger from May 26 to June 6. Addressing an event hosted by the Norway Chess and Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM) in Mumbai, five-time world ...