The first week of February saw the chess world caught up in controversy as the Freestyle Chess Players Club failed to reach an agreement with FIDE over organising their own world championship ...

NEW YORK (AP) — At least three and possibly up to 15 birds have died of avian flu at two New York City zoos, according to the organization that operates the facilities. The Wildlife Conservation ...

In a sensational move, Freestyle Chess failed to receive official recognition for a world championship tournament from FIDE, which sent social media into a state of meltdown. What followed was an ...

D Gukesh scripted history in December last year, when he became the youngest-ever world chess champion, at the tender age of ...

FIDE had already organised a Fischer-Random World Championship in 2019 (Wesley So beat Carlsen in the final) and 2022 (Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final), and as chess ...

The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam began at Weissenhaus, Germany, featuring a rapid event to decide eight knockout contenders. Indian GM D Gukesh faced tough matches, while Javokhir Sindarov ...

Then-Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt is credited with being the first to call the game the Super Bowl ahead of the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game — retroactively known as Super Bowl I ...

D Gukesh finished the round robin stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour event in Weissenhauss ... who was one of his seconds for the world championship match against Ding Liren last year.