Fresh from her historic Women’s World Cup triumph, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh underlined her status as India’s brightest ...

Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating compatriot Tan Zhongyi in this year’s final. Her win in Chongqing, China ...

Divya, who became a Grandmaster herself after winning the World Cup in Georgia last month, will take on three-time World ...

China's Grandmaster Lei Tingjie is gearing up for the upcoming Norway Chess 2025 tournament with a mix of anticipation and determination. Reflecting on her debut at the event last year, she ...

Divya's win was as significant as the all-Indian final. Women's chess is a Chinese stronghold. It has been for almost double ...

A chess grandmaster was fired from his job as a commentator for the International Chess Federation, or FIDE, for making sexist comments during the Women’s Grand Prix in Astana, Kazakhstan, on… ...

Indian GM R. Vaishali was eliminated from the Women’s Speed Chess Championship 2025 after losing to American IM Alice Lee in ...

FIDE, headquartered in Switzerland, awards various titles to chess players, including the lifelong “grandmaster” title. A 2022 report found that women are 2 percent of recognized grandmasters.