Magnus Carlsen tops a proposed new world chess ranking system combining classical, rapid and blitz formats, while reigning ...

Hikaru Nakamura becomes the first player to reach a 3500 blitz rating on Chess.com, opening a 100-point gap over Magnus ...

What the new rating will do is throw up an unified measure of strength for players across classical, rapid and blitz formats.

England's record-breaking chess prodigy continued her extraordinary year with a perfect score at the Belfast qualifier for ...

Ashgabat International School will host an exciting chess event. A blitz chess tournament for boys and girls under the age of ...

The Chess England event was a rare test of UK skills against strong foreign opposition ...

Hot on the heels of the FIDE World Championship that saw Dommaraju Gukesh crowned (classical) chess champion of the world comes FIDE's World Championship for the two faster versions of the sport: ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi's decision to share the World Blitz Championship title for the first time in history has sent shockwaves through the chess community, sparking widespread ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was locked at ...

Kazakhstan's young chess players won 20 medals at the Asian Schools Chess Championship. The national team claimed three gold, ...