A new year has begun and with it comes the responsibility of a select few positively administering chess for 2020. Former president Forbes Burnham had brought chess to the masses with the ...

Shakira Luster stares at the chessboard, picks up her pawn and moves it precisely two spaces forward. The Queen’s Gambit, her signature opening. She taps the clock and waits for her opponent’s ...

Turkish chess players received more than 40 tournament medals in 2019, as the number of chess players in the country continues to skyrocket, according to the head of the Turkish Chess Federation.

Any local chess player who has ever yearned to do battle with a master of the game got the chance to accomplish that goal on Feb. 23 at the Willoughby Public Library. International Chess Master Calvin ...

Over the weekend, Dota Underlords lured 200,000 concurrent players onto its checkered battlefield of swords, sorcery, and slot machines. Meanwhile, Riot’s Teamfight Tactics continued to duel with ...

Most persons are familiar with the path to and events of the CARIFTA Track and Field Championships. Generally, the public is also aware that the journey to the CARIFTA Aquatic Championships involves ...

Aradhya Garg is a 19-year-old chess player from New Delhi, India. With a FIDE rating well above 2200, crossing 2300 at some-point in 2015, the Delhi lad has an impressive track record in the sport. He ...

Every week, The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. Judit Polgár, 43, a ...

Comparisons between law and chess are common enough. Many articles have explored that metaphor and explained how the two fields are similar—up to a point. The literature is full of such analyses. But ...

Chess helps answer the perennial human question, “What should I do next?” By Jonathan Rowson Mr. Rowson is the author of “The Moves That Matter: A Chess ...

A chess grandmaster has been accused of using a phone hidden in a toilet to cheat during a tournament in France, with the player reportedly since saying he had played his "last game". The ...