With Singapore hosting the 2024 World Chess Championship, CNA explores how and why the sport is picking up momentum. IN FOCUS: At the heart of Singapore's chess boom - CNA Skip to main content ...

Singapore Chess Federation’s CEO Kevin Goh makes the ceremonial first move in the Game 8 of the World Chess Championship. Maria Emelianova/FIDE. Aaditya Narayan in Singapore.

SINGAPORE – Buoyed by an unprecedented triumph, Singapore’s chess grandmaster Tin Jingyao has now set his sights on more breakthroughs as he seeks to climb up the world ranking. On May 1, the ...

Five-time world champion and chess icon Viswanathan Anand captivated fans in Singapore during the closing ceremony of the National Age Group Championships, leaving the local chess great Kevin Goh ...

Driving a racing car while playing chess is how Singapore's Max Maeder sums up "flying" on a foiling kiteboard at speeds of up to 80 kilometres per hour in Olympic sailing's newest event.

If you're in Singapore and weren't really clued up on the happenings in the chess world, there's no way you'd know that there is a World Championship scheduled to begin in the city in two days' time.

Off to Singapore, where the World Chess Championship is underway. The finals will last several days, featuring Chinese and Indian grandmasters. A story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet.

This month’s world chess championship won’t feature five-time winner Magnus Carlsen, ... In fact, it may not even be the most hotly anticipated chess showdown held in Singapore this month. ...

In May 2024, chess really wasn't a mainstream sport in Singapore. As they were considering a bid to host the 2024 FIDE World Championships, this was a chance for the sport to find a way into ...

Singapore Chess Federation’s CEO Kevin Goh makes the ceremonial first move in the Game 8 of the World Chess Championship. Maria Emelianova/FIDE. Aaditya Narayan in Singapore.

In May 2024, chess really wasn't a mainstream sport in Singapore. As they were considering a bid to host the 2024 FIDE World Championships, this was a chance for the sport to find a way into ...