The 53-year-old from Cornwall, nicknamed “The Spider”, showed all his class to win the rapidplay tiebreaker ahead of ...

Chess has been around for centuries, with its bold moves and dramatic plays, becoming a popular pastime for players around ...

American GM Hans Niemann praised India’s chess ecosystem while criticising the US system after Divya Deshmukh’s historic FIDE ...

Kearney's first 2 day chess tournament in 25 years will be held on Aug. 16-17 from 8:30 a.m. on Sat. to 5:30 p.m. the ...

Hans Niemann sparked controversy by contrasting India's robust support system for chess players with the alleged shortcomings ...

Elite chess may carry an air of respectability and intellectual rigour, but that hasn’t stopped players and fans from ...

World Chess Day, celebrated annually on July 20th, commemorates the founding of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and ...

The learners competed against each other in various sports like netball, soccer, rugby sevens, hockey, tennis, chess, and basketball.

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?