Building on more than a decade of defining excellence at the highest level of the game, the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns in May 2026 with a star-studded roster of elite competitors, a $2 million ...

An all-Indian World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa could bring the showpiece back to India, with ...

D Gukesh played a major blunder to instantly lose his sixth round game of Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 to Nodirbek ...

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held by ...

Chess’s biggest event starts next week. The reigning champion, Ding Liren, is seen as an underdog compared to an 18-year-old competitor. By Dylan Loeb McClain Never has a chess world championship ...

The death of Daniel Naroditsky exposed the conflicts between the game’s traditional wing and its many online stars.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Russia's Vladimir Kramnik meets the media during a news conference after the 10th game of the Chess World Championship in ...

Back in February, the all-time chess great Magnus Carlsen appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to talk about his love of the game—as well as the high-pitched moments of chess-world drama, like his ...

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...