Chess is the world’s favorite board game, with an estimated 605 million players globally, thanks to studies by FIDE and ...

The next generation of chess stars have been benefitting from the wisdom of the game's sharpest minds. The west is home to ...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an ...

Having cultivated a loyal but small online fanbase which watched him play casual chess, discuss big matches and generally hang out, Nakamura saw his follower count skyrocket as a result of the ...

said his peers at school learned to play chess online. When Grotton was 6 years old, his parents taught him to play over the board. “Everyone at school knows how to play, for the most part ...

Boyle County has enjoyed a lot of success in this first season, currently 7-1 losing only to the #1 team in the Eastern ...

Just like any retiree, former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is spending his days perfecting his hobbies − specifically chess. And now you can play against him. On Monday, Chess.com ...

said his peers at school learned to play chess online. When Grotton was 6 years old, his parents taught him to play over the board. “Everyone at school knows how to play, for the most part ...

(CNN) — For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list of priorities. “I look at it as something to do to ...

A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world of online chess gaming all made Norway's Carlsen a household name. Recommended ...