Nihal won on Friday evening, after the passing of his maternal grandfather - who had taught him the sport - on Thursday night ...

One of the leading British chess players has confirmed his place at the Isle of Wight Chess Tournament. Three time British Chess Champion and seven-time Olympiad representative Gawain Maroroa Jones ...

Arjun Erigaisi, bronze medallist in World Rapid and Blitz last week, opens against fellow Indian Vidit Gujrathi ...

Norway's Magnus Carlsen, the world's number one chess player, on Tuesday won the World Blitz Championship in Doha, days after ...

Lesotho's top chess players will lock horns with international rivals in Berea next month with M40 000 at stake in the Blue Mountain Inn (BMI) Open Chess Championship, the biggest annual event on ...

World champion Gukesh Dommaraju suffered a shock defeat at the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha after losing to ...

In August of 1972, Bobby Fischer became the first (and to this day, only) American to win the World Chess Championship.

Here are the Defensive Players of the Week for Jan. 2. This period looks at games played from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. NOTE: ...

On a Wednesday night in July, chess boards and timers crowd tables at Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall. About 50 people play chess ...

She entered the tournament expecting a routine first round. Instead she found herself in a tense battle against a calm and focused 7 year old girl who played without fear. Sometimes the most ...

The final four teams are all capable of coming away with the national title, but each has to overcome a particular obstacle ...

The 6-foot-6, 275-pound wrestler is “now winning the close matches he used to once lose,” according to Waterford coach Abe Graziano, which was evidenced by an impressive fourth-place finish at the ...