Magnus Carlsen speaks to Reuters ahead of chess making its debut at the Esports World Cup.

The controversial competition returns for a second year - and competitors say its vital for them to be involved.

With esports viewership expected to exceed 640 million by 2027, and over 3.4 billion people globally engaged in gaming, the Riyadh-based EWC cements Saudi Arabia’s role at the heart of one of the ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Esports World Cup Foundation is partnering with global sports marketing agency IMG for the second edition of ...

A video game tournament with a record-breaking prize pool of £51.5 million has kicked off in Saudi Arabia today. The Esports ...

BETBY launches expanded chess betting markets ahead of Esports World Cup, offering innovative options for fans and sportsbook ...

Esports, now a multi-billion-dollar industry, is a medal sport at the Asian Games. It is no longer knocking on the door of ...

"We did something amazing in 2024 with the Esports World Cup," Saudi Esports Federation president Prince Faisal said ...

Seven-week tournament features 2,000 players, 24 titles, and the top 200 Clubs competing in the world's largest cross-game ...

With global revenues of more than $4.3 billion and growing, competitive gaming has never had more momentum. What was a niche ...

So when online chess was added as an event at this year's Esports World Cup, Team Liquid signed up the world's top chess grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Activision.

Praggnanandhaa thus becomes the fourth Indian chess player to sign up with an esports franchise — after Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal ...