Valentine’s Day combination, as the Norwegian great took himself off the market as the most eligible former world chess ...

D Gukesh fights back from the brink of a defeat to hold Alireza Firouzja to a 91-move draw in Game 1 of the seventh-place ...

While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ...

Vincent Keymer, meanwhile, completes a fairytale victory over Magnus Carlsen by holding the world No 1 to a draw in Game 2 of ...

From intricately designed pawns to boards from luxury brands, check out the most expensive chess sets in the world.

On​ the morning of 18 April 2023, the chess grandmaster Ding Liren was discussing tactics with his coach. He was ...

The 18-year-old reigning classical world champion didn’t win a single game in nine rounds but still managed to sneak into the ...

After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with ...

Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, challenging FIDE's classical format. This shift draws support due to the heavy ...

Chess gave us something new ... Pieces are exchanged over bawdy jokes on the black-and-white board between them. Twenty-five ...

Chess as a metaphor for life, reflecting history, strategy, creativity, and intellect, offering lessons for a well-played ...