South Africans are playing chess in ever-greater numbers online and at clubs. That's a great thing. Building a strong chess ...

Rouda Essa Alserkal has been appointed as a Women Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation, making her the first Emirati and Gulf player to receive this prestigious title.

Europe’s elite juniors are meeting in a prestigious York city centre location to pit their wits in a three-day international chess tournament.

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

As the Indian polo season 2024–25 concludes, the sport celebrates a fiercely competitive run marked by rising young talent, ...

Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children ...

who has been turning his back to classical over-the-board chess and has been in a dispute with the international federation, FIDE. "Magnus marches to the beat of his own drum... And he is excited ...

NYC is home to young chess prodigies, including Nigerian refugee Tani Adewumi, who won a state championship at 9 years old, and Mariangel Vargas, who racked up an international rating of 1,300 ...

Magnus Carlsen proves why he's chess royalty with an unprecedented achievement that's taking the global chess community by ...

"Sometimes I do think about [her daughter] during the event but it's very important to stay focused and sometimes I don't even talk with her so that I don't get emotionally weak. It's tough being so ...