Online chess has in the last ten years transformed into a niche experiment into the center of the chess world. What started as a mere method of clicking pieces on a virtual board has now developed ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of people’s interests online, whether that’s playing Dungeons & Dragons over Zoom or taking virtual workout classes. But at least one of these interests, online ...

One day in May, chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was watching the last two moves of Felix “xQc” Lengyel’s online chess game. Ever-patient, Nakamura had been mentoring Lengyel, a top Twitch streamer ...

Fabiano Caruana is the top-rated American chess player and No. 2 in the world. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Fabiano Caruana was in a bit of a hurry. The top-rated American chess player ...

Only Magnus Carlsen is ranked above Hikaru Nakamura Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images Hikaru Nakamura did not wait around. After nearly five hours of moving chess pieces rapidly, he ...

NEW DELHI: Norway Chess 2026 is all set to begin in Oslo from May 25 to June 5, featuring some of the biggest names in world chess.The prestigious tournament will see elite grandmasters like Magnus ...

Chess is a centuries-old game that’s enjoying new popularity with young people. The renewed interest has created demand for more online content, and international chess master and commentator Levy ...

Viewers are flocking to games during the pandemic, entranced by a charismatic grandmaster and his lightning-fast play. Nearly all of the chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s 528,000 followers on Twitch ...

Is online gaming ruining chess? Players say it’s not quite as black and white as that - IN FOCUS: The lockdown, combined with ...

It’s been a big year for chess. The surging popularity of chess spurred by the success of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” is now spilling over from retail to websites and streaming services, adding to ...