With all the pieces visible to both players and all the rules much pretty set in concrete, it’s hard to think of a good April ...

I picked up Walter Tevis’s The Queen’s Gambit in the kind of used bookstore where the shelves are too full, the air smells ...

Xavier McDaniel, Scott Williams, and Cedric Maxwell faced the harsh reality of losing seasons in the NBA. McDaniel turned to ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No1, made a cameo appearance via video in last Monday’s third episode of BBC2’s Chess Masters: The Endgame, challenging contestants to memorise a position from a “special” ...

Far Eastern University (FEU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) clinched two titles each in the UAAP Season 87 rapid chess ...

By Andrey Avsitidiysky On the evening of March 24, 2025, the fourth stage of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ...

GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana met again at the just-concluded 2025 American Cup, extending what is likely the most ...

Cue BBC Two’s Chess Masters: the Endgame, complete with ominous music, expert commentators talking us through moves in hushed ...

This week's top trends among young people are the Hozier Yell, the word Jugg and controversies over chess and chubby filters.

The sheer number of accounts (often boosted by blue checks) taking the post seriously is staggering. The furious replies ...

The self-destruction of the Austrian army in 1788 caused Austria to lose the Battle of Karansebes to the Turks. Karansebes is in modern day Romania. Austrian soldiers mistook each other for the enemy, ...

Competitions are not normally quiet events, unless one is held at a library, where tranquility is of the essence. It was the 2nd Annual Plains Public Library Chess Tournament on Saturday afternoon ...