The Asian Zonal 3.2 Chess Championship, open and women’s championships, qualifying of the World Cup Chess and Women’s World Cup begins in Colombo, Sri Lanka tomorrow (Tuesday). A total of 12 players from Bangladesh are participating in the open and women’s sections. National champion international master Manon Reja Neer, national runner-up international master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, FIDE master Tahsin Tajwar…

FIDE is deeply saddened by the passing of Boris Spassky, the tenth World Chess Champion, at the age of 88. Spassky was born in 1937 in Leningrad and recognized as a chess prodigy from an early age. He earned the Grandmaster title at 18 and made his Candidates Tournament debut in 1956 (Amsterdam) at 19….

The 2025 World Junior Chess Championship concluded in Petrovac, Montenegro. Over the last thirteen days, almost two hundred and sixty boys and girls from sixty-seven countries competed for the prestigious titles. Indian Grandmaster and second seed Pranav Venkatesh (pictured below, right) emerged as the winner in the open section. He delivered an impressive 9/11 score,…