CNN

Eight-year-old chess ‘phenomenon’ wins women’s first prize at European Rapid and Blitz Championship

An eight-year-old British schoolgirl “phenomenon” won the women’s first prize in the Blitz category at this year’s European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Zagreb, Croatia. The “super talented” ...
CNN

Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after resolving jeans controversy

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

Nakamura says Carlsen the reason for his absence at World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships: 'Because I was unable...'

American GM Hikaru Nakamura is not part of the action at the fourth edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team ...

All you need to know about FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships

FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 has started in Hong Kong, featuring over 40 teams and 300 players.
Sportstar

RB Ramesh’s Chessgurukul to debut at FIDE Team Rapid, Blitz Championship

The team announced by FIDE features R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram VR., Karthikeyan Murali, Pranesh M, R. Vaishali, Rakshitta Ravi, Aarthie Ramaswamy, Vishruth B and Varsha Ramesh, with ...
The Guardian

Chess: Carlsen finally achieves 2900 rating as Niemann aims to be Las Vegas party pooper

The world No 1 abandoned his attempts to reach the round number at classical chess in 2023, but achieved it this week on the first Freestyle rating list For years the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, tried ...