She sat across the board and immediately spotted weaknesses in my play. What began as a casual game became an incredible ...

My GM mom sat down to play Nodirbek, expecting a balanced fight. But his precision and timing quickly turned the game into a ...

The evolution of the chess queen finds a parallel in rural India, where the “Checkmate Betul” initiative, launched by ...

It takes a certain mindset to mentally green-light some of the risky throws Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams routinely makes.

The Old French term “exchequer” comes from the chequered tablecloth on which the Norman monarchs kept their accounts. Now ...

Schools across the city expand chess clubs curriculum sessions and coaching as young achievers inspire peers while teachers ...

To become the youngest rated player, Sarwagya beat 22-year-old Abhijeet Awasthi (rated 1,542), 29-year-old Shubham Chourasiya ...

From a modest home in Uttarpara, Hooghly, the visually impaired chess player who first learnt the game at six under his ...

THE 16th Africa Youth Chess Championships, which ended at Dominican Convent School, attracted more than 450 players from 17 ...

Chess teaches so many things to children, from self-confidence to improving cognitive ability. And it's fun, say experts.

Norway’s world No 1, 35, lost 0.5-1.5 to the US veteran Levon Aronian, 43, in Cape Town but was already sure of overall victory and a prize of around $500k ...