Four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun held out challenger GM Tan Zhongyi to secure a draw in Game 4 in the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 in Shanghai on Monday. The draw meant the the Championship moved into the second rest day with Tan and Ju level with two points each. Game 4 began … Read more
Four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun beat challenger GM Tan Zhongyi in Game 3 to level the 12-match series at 1.5-1.5 in the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 in Shanghai on Sunday. Game 1 had ended in a draw before Tan stunned Ju in Game 2 to take the lead. Ju managed to strike … Read more
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Sunday relaxed its dress code for players after world number one Magnus Carlsen was fined for wearing jeans at an event in New York. The 34-year-old Norwegian was asked to change his clothes Friday at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. The FIDE said Carlsen, a five-time world chess … Read more
Challenger GM Tan Zhongyi beat four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun in Game 2 to take 1.5-0.5 lead in the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 in Shanghai on Friday. Playing with white pieces, Tan went for the English opening (Four Knights Variation). Ju collapsed in a rook endgame. She tried to fight after the … Read more
Challenger GM Tan Zhongyi held four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun to a draw in an all-Chinese battle in Game 1 of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 in Shanghai on Thursday. Tan earned the right to challenge her compatriot for the title by winning the Women’s Candidates tournament in April last year. Playing … Read more
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has demanded that International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich resign for “coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises” after talks to thrash out an agreement between the world body and the Freestyle Tour co-founded by him collapsed. The 34-year-old Norwegian superstar was reacting to FIDE’s statement on Monday … Read more
The controversial saga involving FIDE and the Freestyle Tour appeared to be over after International Chess Federation president Arkady Dvorkovich announced that the players would not be required to sign a waiver. The announcement came after Dvorkovich confirmed that Freestyle Tour agreed to drop the ambiguous word “World Champion(ship)“ title from their upcoming tour. “And … Read more
From Ali to Carlsen, athletes have defied authorities, reshaping sport. Carlsen’s standoff with FIDE, however, blurs rebellion with ego.