A prominent women’s chess player has accused a fellow player of rape and sexual harassment as she warned a “toxic culture“ of misogyny and sexually predatory behaviour plagues the chess community.

"As a victim and whistleblower, I am fighting back against campaigns to silence me and retaliate against me for speaking up about sexual violence in chess," said Jennifer Shahade, a two-time national ...

Bodhana “pulled off the win” after she beat “60-year-old Grandmaster Peter Wells,” per the International Chess Federation A 10-year-old girl just became the youngest person ever to win the Woman ...

Women’s Grandmaster Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova reflects on her journey from childhood tournaments to global success and why ...

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” ...

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 ...

De La Salle University is assured of at least a third-place finish after a 2-2 draw with the University of Santo Tomas in ...

The regulatory organization that governs international chess competition announced this week that transgender women would effectively be banned from playing in women’s events until further notice. In ...