Chess
Endeavor invests in Chess.com, WME to handle representation and brand partnerships
Endeavor Group, the sports and entertainment conglomerate, has made a major move into chess, announcing a strategic investment into the leading gaming platform for the sport, today (Thursday).
Chess.com engages Wurl to expand reach of FAST channel
Chess.com, a leading chess gaming platform, has partnered with smart TV distribution and marketing firm Wurl to deliver its free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channel, Chess TV, to new streaming platforms
Tech Mahindra’s GCL gears up for launch with Protocol rights appointment
The Global Chess League (GCL) has appointed the Protocol Sports Marketing agency as its exclusive media rights distributor as it prepares to launch next month.
World Chess completes IPO with London Stock Exchange listing
The World Chess company has today (Thursday) completed its initial public offering (IPO) by being admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE)
World Chess taps Sunset+Vine to support new Armageddon series
UK-based sports production company Sunset+Vine has agreed a wide-ranging deal with World Chess, the official online gaming platform of the International Chess Federation, ahead of the launch of a new series…
Pro chess in chaos amid Carlsen-Niemann ‘cheating’ drama
Professional chess is in a state of complete chaos amid an ongoing 'cheating' scandal between Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen and rising American star Hans Niemann, which threatens to overshadow …
Chess.com to acquire Play Magnus Group in $82m deal
Leading chess gaming platform Chess.com has had an $82m (NOK 798,885,386) offer accepted to acquire Play Magnus Group,  the chess company co-founded by world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
Magnus Inc. | How Carlsen has capitalized on the Covid chess boom
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen tells SportBusiness how he has leveraged his fame and success to create a growing business empire with the Play Magnus Group. Bob Williams reports.
Russia’s former Deputy PM retains FIDE presidency, defeating Ukrainian rival
Arkady Dvorkovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, has been re-elected as president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) after comprehensively defeating a Ukrainian challenger
Tech Mahindra to provide digital fans platform for chess Olympiad
Indian technology company Tech Mahindra said it will provide a "next generation digital fan experience" under a partnership with the international and Indian chess federations around the upcoming chess…
Chennai replaces Moscow as Chess Olympiad host following Russian sanctions
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has unveiled the Indian city of Chennai as the host of this year’s Chess Olympiad in a move that comes just two weeks after stripping Moscow of the biennial t…
FIDE strips Russia of Chess Olympiad, terminates sponsorship deals with Russian firms
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has stripped Russia of the Chess Olympiad and terminated its sponsorship deals with Russian and Belarusian companies following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
All India Chess Federation unveils franchise chess league plans
The All India Chess Federation has announced the creation of a new franchise chess league, set to launch in June next year
FIDE claims world first with launch of NFT marketplace
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has agreed a deal with TON Labs to launch the sport’s first global NFT marketplace.