He noted that regional chess federations in Crimea and Donetsk were formally integrated into the Russian system, a clear violation of FIDE’s statutes and Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty. “FIDE has ...

President Vladimir Putin appears to be facing a dilemma as Russian and Ukrainian representatives prepare for direct peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday.

Russian chess grandmaster Yekaterina Lagno has come ... to rethink the key principles of the UN charter, destroy the system that laid the foundations of the post-war world order and became a ...

Karpov, now 58, and Kasparov, 46, told Spanish newspaper El Pais they hoped the rematch in Valencia would put chess in the spotlight again. Karpov came from Russia to Valencia more than a week ago ...

On March 16, The World Chess Federation prohibited national teams from Russia and Belarus from playing in FIDE licensed tournaments, but allowed single players from these countries to take part ...