Mitra Hejazipour, who is now living in France after removing head covering at 2019 tournament, wants to use her platform to 'show Iranian women that they are not alone'

Source close to Sara Khadem says she received warnings to stay away from Iran; Spanish media reports she will settle with husband in already owned apartment in undisclosed location

Igor Yarmonov and his wife fled to Israel with the help of chess enthusiasts around the world. Now, with only a week to find new housing, their future is still far from certain

Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn looks at coalition negotiations as investigative and features reporter Inna Lazareva discusses chess as metaphor for global issues

Spain comes in third over India; Israel and US knocked out before quarter-finals; US chess star Hans Niemann participates amid cheating row

As under-fire grandmaster keeps mum at tournament, team captain John Donaldson, who says he's known the player since he was 10, praises his 'great talent' and maturity

At the World Teams Chess Championship, Ilana David describes her childhood alongside world champion Garry Kasparov, while lamenting the barriers facing women in the sport

Many of Ukraine's players in the weeklong World Team Chess Championship come from the front lines or areas hit hard by Putin's war gambit, and play with their countrymen in mind

US competitor Hans Niemann appears for first time since suing world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for $100 million for defamation over allegations of trickery

In debut as commentator, Ilya Smirin says female player wants to 'be like men'; International Chess Federation condemns 'very embarrassing' remarks