At 10 years and 3 months old, Bodhana Sivanandan of England became the youngest player to earn a Woman Grandmaster norm after ...

The first game of the much-anticipated Women’s Chess World Cup final between rising star Divya Deshmukh and veteran ...

With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making ...

The first game of the Women’s Chess World Cup final saw a draw between Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy in Batumi. Divya, playing white, surprised with ...

Others said yet again, women are getting the short end of the stick. “Of course the FIDE chess ruling only truly negatively (affects) trans women,” wrote X user @HelenMary1962.

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials. The decision by ...

Women and girls are massively outnumbered in chess, representing only about 12% of competitive players. Those who become proficient in the mind sport are celebrated and boosted by a growing number ...

Anna Muzychuk's dedication towards chess can be testified by a look at her busy calendar. After a remarkable win at the prestigious Nicosia Women's Grand Prix in March, the Ukrainian Grandmaster ...

As the debate continues on transgender participation in women's sports, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) is implementing new rules that ban transgender women from competing in women's ...

On July 20, the world celebrated World Chess Day. A timely reminder that in both chess and leadership, success rarely comes ...

Jennifer Shahade, a two-time U.S. women’s chess champion and the women’s program director at the U.S. Chess Federation, said she did not believe that the company should sponsor women’s events.

According to David Jarrett, executive director of the World Chess Federation, women make up about 10% of the organization's estimated one million members, 7.6% of 100,456 rated players, and 2% of ...