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

The Mediterranean shores of Cyprus were on a high tide this Wednesday as some of the best female chess masters in the world ...

India's R Vaishali on Wednesday won the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, earning her the chance to compete for the ...

Twenty-year old sensation Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan has run away with the Candidates Tournament, which determines the ...

One remarkable outcome of the intellectual exchanges with students is the realization that global politics is a high-stakes ...

This double round-robin tournament determines the challenger to the reigning World Chess Champion in classical chess later ...

The world’s largest chess piece standing proudly in St. Louis, Missouri, right outside the World Chess Hall of Fame. Standing beside this colossal wooden monarch makes you feel like you’ve shrunk down ...

Defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram found a textbook-style tactic to outwit compatriot D Gukesh, relegating the reigning FIDE world champion to the last spot after the end of sixth round of ...

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...