FM: From “Searching for Bobby Fischer” to “The Queen’s Gambit,” movies and TV shows about chess seem to tap into a fundamental human fascination with strategy and genius, and the occasional darkness ...

It’s the fastest depleting resource in us humans these days. It is also one of the cornerstones for being a good sportsperson ...

Bobby Fischer gave indications of a world champion in the making when he won his first national chess title in the USA at 14. Tomokazu Harimoto was just short of 15 years old when, in June 2018 ...

First of all, if you’re in the Trump administration, you can have an opinion on many things, but you’re not allowed to have an opinion on this. Trump has this as a religious belief, and everyone is ...

He featured in 23 Olympiads for Philippines. He was a friend of the legendary Bobby Fischer, whom he assisted during his 1992 match against Boris Spassky. Excerpts from an interview Torre gave The ...

Andrew Karpen, founder and CEO of Bleecker Street, has died after an extended battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was 59. Karpen was a mainstay of the independent film industry ...

I was reading a good book by a new friend, Jeff Cranston, entitled, “The King Has One More Move,” published in 2024 by ...

In life, Francis bore the weight of the war — particularly repatriating the 19,000 Ukrainian kids who have been deported to ...

Another time, another place / I see that old familiar face,” a favorite popular tune of mine opens. And humming it, I’m ...

On each occasion, there are 26 pieces on the board. The position that Carlsen was asked to recreate after looking at the board for just two seconds had appeared during Bobby Fischer’s game against ...