T his is how the story of a great chess grandmaster usually begins. A parent or teacher discovers an exceptional mind: a ...

00:00 Intro 00:14 Game 1: Capablanca(2725) 13:58 Game 1 Review 17:54 Game 2: Lasker(2640) 25:14 Game 2 Review 27:04 Game 3: Tal(2705) 37:15 Game 3 Review ...

The winner of the Candidates Tournament, a 20-year-old Uzbek, relies on his intuition and computers, and has not studied the ...

Once considered a niche pursuit reserved for geeks, chess has undergone a transformation in Kerala over the past few years. While the game has always had its space in school clubs, library evenings, ...

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 ‘Every ...

In its opening moments, Untold: Chess Mates contextualizes a cheating scandal that rocked the top tiers of competitive chess in 2022—which spiraled out of control with allegations of a player using ...

Having reached a decision last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) publicly released the appeal verdict on Friday — in Ukraine’s favour. Sebastian Reuter / Getty Images for World Chess by ...

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest player in history. However, it cannot replace him. These super-strong platforms ...

Chess-Turkey's Erdogmus, 14, set to become youngest 'super grandmaster' Turkey's 14‑year‑old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is set to surpass the 2,700 rating mark, a level ‌unofficially known as "super ...

The US legend declined a $25,000 offer from shoe firm Clarks to meet the cream of England’s juniors The nine-round Reykjavik Open, which began on Wednesday afternoon at the Harpa Conference Centre, is ...