A Switzerland-based chess organization has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in women’s events until they have completed a gender assessment with competition officials. The ruling was ...
The International Chess Federation says it will “abolish” the women’s titles a player has earned should they transition to a man. The sport’s international governing body — known commonly by its ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Officials in the global chess world have found themselves in a bind after unveiling new guidelines for transgender players. Many said the new rules from the International Chess ...
FIDE Master Rawle Allicock copped the first-place prize in the Blitz New Year Challenge Chess Competition hosted by the ...
Macon Shibut of Staunton, an international FIDE Master and three-time Virginia chess champion, visited Roanoke as part of the Roanoke Valley Chess Club’s 75th anniversary celebration — it’s the ...
Grandmaster Vaishali has etched her name in chess history by clinching the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 title, becoming the first player in the event’s history to win it twice. The 24-year-old ...