Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen were all set to get underway in their €2million world title chess match, only for WADA officials to intervene at the 11th hour.

Ian Nepomniachtchi will take on champion Magnus Carlsen for the world title in 2023 after the Russian secured victory in the Candidates Tournament in Madrid on Sunday with a round to spare.

Ian Nepomniachtchi draws with Ding Liren in Game 1 of World Chess Championship – as it happened Contestants are all square at 0½-all in world title matchup ...

Nepomniachtchi, also 32, will compete under the neutral flag of the world governing body (FIDE) when he takes on China's Ding for the vacant title and a 1.2 million euros ($1.31 million) winners ...

Ian Nepomniachtchi bounced back from his fourth-game wobble to beat Ding Liren to take a 3-2 lead at the International Chess Federation World Championship Match in Astana.

Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi will compete neutrally at the World Chess Championship, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has confirmed. Nepomniachtchi triumphed at the FIDE Candidates ...

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title he held ...

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday (Apr 9) in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title ...

Ian Nepomniachtchi will take on champion Magnus Carlsen for the world title in 2023 after the Russian secured victory in the Candidates Tournament in Madrid on Sunday with a round to spare.

Ian Nepomniachtchi will take on champion Magnus Carlsen for the world title in 2023 after the Russian secured victory in the Candidates Tournament in Madrid on Sunday with a round to spare. The 31 ...

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title he held ...