World No 2 was speaking ahead of team rapid and blitz championships in Hong Kong, featuring rivals Magnus Carlsen and Hans ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. A champion of the board game Xiangqi, also ...

Vietnamese player Lai Ly Huynh (left) and Singaporean player Woo Tsung Han won the first, second and third place in men's ...

Chess grandmaster (GM) Baadur Jobava has been temporarily banned from Chess.com’s prize events after going on a racist rant upon losing to a Chinese GM during the Airthings Masters qualifier. On Feb.

Nov 25 (Reuters) - China's Ding Liren beat teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India in the opening round of the world chess championship in a major confidence boost for the title holder on Monday. Ding, ...

China's chess grandmaster Wei Yi finished fourth in his debut at the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, an achievement that reflects China's steady presence among the world's elite. The Candidates ...

More punishments could be forthcoming for former national champion Wang Tianyi and another top-ranked Chinese Xiangqi player. A mistaken forward move in Xiangqi can lead to an irrecoverable situation, ...

Chinese chess was engulfed in turmoil earlier this week when a national champion was stripped of his title following unsavory allegations involving cheating in the sport. Xiangqi is the official title ...

April 30 (Reuters) - China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an ...

A Chinese-chess champion lost his crown after being accused of showing "extremely bad character" by pooping in a hotel bathtub as he celebrated his title. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the national ...