Three-year-old chess prodigy Anish Sarkar from Kolkata, India, has become the youngest-ever rated chess player with a FIDE ...

Only one Indian has ever been world champion. No one has been world champion as a teenager (or at 20, or 21). Can Gukesh ...

Fresh off her three-time national winning streak, Yip reflects on the challenges and victories that brought her to the ...

Soviet, non-Westerner who dared to take on the established seat of authority in the sport, and succeeded in toppling it.

Lou Yuxin has a new piece of decor in her home: a gold medal from the 45th Chess Olympiad. At 12, Yuxin is the youngest ...

Arjun Erigaisi participating in his first home tournament since his historic 2800 ELO Rating beat compatriot Vidit Gujrathi ...

Many of the most popular tabletop board games are designed for big groups—that’s what game ... It scratches the chess itch without actually requiring you to play chess. How it’s played ...

Rematch', the 'Queen's Gambit'-esque chess series, is this week's Deadline Global Breakout and stars Christian Cooke, penned ...

But as you may have noticed, a lot of these are based on very big names. And there's not a lot out there for people who want to give indie devs in this genre a chance. Until now that is, as League of ...

Grandmaster duo Pravin Thipsay and Abhijit Kunte have seen many World Championship clashes during their long association with ...

The global chess ... afoot in the game, notably its geography. Traditionally dominated by European players, and particularly those from the former Soviet bloc, energy across the board is ...