Freestyle Chess leadership explains the breakthrough agreement with FIDE that reshaped the future of the format and led to ...

He found that the standard game can be unfair, as players with black pieces who go second have to keep up with the moves from ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

If leading a country is like playing chess, then 2025 marked a year of carefully crafting a powerful board position. The ...

Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...

Former women’s World chess champion Hou Yifan reflects on her unbeaten title matches, Global Chess League success, academic ...

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

Magnus Carlsen defended his world blitz crown for a record ninth time in Doha, while Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi ...

DOHA: Relieved after defending his world blitz crown, chess megastar Magnus Carlsen acknowledged it was an extremely tough ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reacted after India chess star Arjun Erigaisi secured a bronze medal at the recent World ...

Magnus Carlsen loses to Haik M Martirosyan at World Blitz Championships after a blitz rules violation in Doha.

Magnus Carlsen suffered a bizarre loss at the World Blitz Championship after fumbling his pieces with seconds left, leading ...