Wesley So took the sole lead in the Open Blitz after nine rounds, while Carissa Yip edged ahead in the Women’s Blitz. The ...

Young grandmaster Nihal Sarin overcame grief to win the Tata Steel Chess Rapid title on Friday, January 9. Sarin lost his ...

If we examine market indicators, affordability is unlikely to improve soon. Rising unemployment and the fall-out from the ...

Anand grew up in a time when Indian chess had no real system. No army of coaches. No data labs. No state support. What he had ...

Ho Chi Minh City chess player Pham Tran Gia Phuc claimed the championship in the Grandmaster section at the ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Magnus Carlsen predicted Ruben Amorim's sacking at Manchester United, recalling his year-old tweet as Amorim was dismissed.

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

By the end of Round 10, Erigaisi stood alone at the top with 8.5/10, having drawn only once (with Firouzja) and lost once (to ...

Indian chess legend Koneru Humpy is the first woman to win five medals at the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship, setting a record no woman has achieved before.

Norwegian chess superstar Magnus Carlsen once again found himself at the centre of attention for the wrong reasons after losing his composure following a defeat to Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi at ...

With two more rounds to go on the day, world No.1 Carlsen, who is aiming for his ninth World Blitz title to go with his sixth Rapid crown he won on Sunday ...