Magnus Carlsen holds Hikaru Nakamura to a draw in Game 2 of their blockbuster final to defeat the American GM 1.5-0.5 and win ...

Ivan Syrovy, a chess arbiter, penalized Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Daniil Dubov. The penalty was for a ...

The 34-year-old Chinese GM became only the fourth player in history to win the Women’s World Chess Championship five times ...

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana head to Game 2 of their semi-final meeting in Paris with half-a-point to their name after ...

This Russian critic has a plan on how to bring down President Donald Trump and his allies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, citing humanitarian reasons, the Kremlin ...

Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.

World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi of India started off with a draw against Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the first game of ...

Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new set of rules and is engaged in an ongoing battle with the World Chess ...