Is she a pawn or a queen and is this really how chess players should be judged? The World Chess Beauty Contest ranks a 16-year-old Australian as the world's most beautiful woman in the game.

The chess world waited on the edges of their seats. If he did, Carlsen would not be able to capture the pawn right away, as that would leave his knight undefended, allowing the bishop on c3 to ...

SIEGEL: "Pawn Sacrifice" puts the match very much in the context of its Cold War setting. We wanted to get a sense of how the movie looks to someone who really knows chess, so we're calling on ...

With only a King and a Pawn for White and a lone King for Black on the board, you might think there isn’t much you can do.. But then you remember, a Pawn can become a Queen!

‘Pawn Sacrifice’ ably follows chess master Bobby Fischer’s unraveling, move by move By Kenneth Turan Sept. 15, 2015 11:17 AM PT Los Angeles Times Film Critic ...