On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed ...

Sindarov does not want to battle Gukesh in the World Chess Championship match in cold weather., Chess, Times Now ...

India’s women chess pioneers fought a patriarchal system. It started with the Khadilkar sisters — Vasanti, Jayshree, and ...

The couch area in the center of the Brewers’ visitors clubhouse was packed. Players crowded around each other to find a seat, ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game ...

The ugly side of chess is pored over in this Netflix documentary, looking at how lurid online gossip led to a lawsuit, conspiracy theories and a bitter rivalry. Sadly, there’s little new here ...

Koneru Humpy, one of the strongest players of all time in women’s chess. Vaishali will play the World title match against ...

Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess, author Ben Mezrich explores every angle of the match where Niemann ...

In those moments, players turn to various ways to escape the pressure. Some find relief through video games, books, music, or ...

Magnus Carlsen married his wife in 2025 and they welcomed a child later that year ...

Erling Haaland, Victor Wembanyama and Carlos Alcaraz all have one thing in common: a shared passion for the ancient game of chess. Just this week Haaland invested in a new global chess tour, with the ...