It was billed as a clash of generations, two queens contending for the same crown: on one end, Koneru Humpy, 38, the experienced, stoic millennial who has been India's top female chess player for two ...

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 events.

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 ...

The International Chess Federation, also known by its French acronym, FIDE, announced that transgender women will be barred from competing in women’s events until the time a proper assessment of ...

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The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further ...

Koneru vs Divya Women's Chess World Cup final 2025 highlights: The two finalists will now face each other with all on stake ...

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.

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