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

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There’s a moment in every half-court possession that rarely gets the spotlight but often decides everything that follows. It isn’t the pass. It isn’t the shot. It isn’t the roll. It ...

Excerpts: What are your thoughts on the World title match against Ju Wenjun later this year? I watched a World championship ...

Aven Beach, 9, has been playing chess for nearly two years after becoming interested in a dusty chess board in their home. “I ...

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

Javokhir Sindarov has secured a draw against Fabiano Caruana and continues to remain at the top of Open section with 8.5 ...

A CHESS legend shocked fans after posing for a smiling selfie with an opponent – before immediately reporting her to ...

IT’S long been seen as the bastion of geeks and brainiacs but the world of chess has had its fair share of shocking scandals.

Sindarov drops points, held to draw by Esipenko. Sindarov had previously won against the Russian, but this time the game started fast and ...

Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen was a child prodigy, though he didn't love chess at first. The Norway-born grandmaster told the ...