Why we like it: Designed in 2012 with input from chess world champions (including Magnus Carlsen) and used in every FIDE championship match since 2013, the FIDE Official World Championship set is ...

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

Players attend the FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, on April 29, 2023. The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events ...

Germany’s chess federation messaged on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that it was “incomprehensible” that FIDE “still wants to check” the gender status of people legally ...

GENEVA—A top global chess official Friday called for more research into whether factors such as hormone levels and ... The Switzerland-based federation FIDE said the decision, set to take ...

The International Chess Federation introduced new regulations that can bar some transgender women from partaking in women’s competitions for up to two years or more. By Claire Moses and Lauren ...

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 ...