Gukesh speaks about managing expectations of the rest of the world; his objectivity in games getting clouded by him wanting ...

Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Earlier this month, a handful of the ...

Indian chess star Praggnanandhaa speaks to NDTV's Rica Roy after creating history by becoming the first Indian to win the ...

Speaking of chess,ARISFAccessionIOCIt is a representative of "brain game" which also has aspects of sports, such as being approved sports, but now chess Japan representative who is training a European ...

Chess grandmaster and former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who has waged a highly public campaign in defense of his nomination as Russia's candidate for the presidency of the World Chess Federation, ...

If chess startup MGD1’s founders Manu Gurtu and Sreekar Channapragada are to be believed, the two disciplines are fundamentally the same. "We believe that chess is an esport. Even over-the-board chess ...

This interview was conducted with Adisa Banjoko by email February 9-11, 2012. Adisa is the founder of the Hip-Hop Chess Federation which just celebrated its 5th anniversary of helping young people in ...

The public broadcaster has aired an interview about whether chess’ rules are racist after the host slammed Minties as “wrong” for being white. It comes as the show’s host denies the segment was about ...

The weekend's chess matches with my father ended as they always do, but with a twist. I lost, mostly, but it wasn't to a checkmate. Instead it happened four times when he managed to get both of his ...

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