The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, the world No. 1, defending his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. It was Carlsen’s fifth victory in ...

Since the early 19th century, many chess grandmasters have come and gone, some better than others. This elegant data visualization by Abacaba shows which players were the very best, and how long they ...

Is there a link between chess and madness? It's a reasonable question, since the game has attracted more than its share of oddballs and troubled souls - some of them extremely troubled. It's also a ...

SINGAPORE - Should cheats in chess matches - even online ones - be banned and ostracised from the game? That, said top chess cheating sleuth Kenneth Regan, is a key issue that the community needs to ...

Once spoken of in the same breath as Gukesh and Pragg, the 19-year-old has endured a rough patch in the last 6 months Mumbai: In 2021, after Raunak Sadhwani crossed the 2600 Elo mark just months shy ...

R Praggnanandhaa’s stunning win against world champion Magnus Carlsen in an elite rapid chess tournament earlier this week earned the 16-year-old praise from five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand ...

Shortly after winning the FIDE Grand Swiss event, R Vaishali had just arrived in Chennai. During an event at MOP Vaishnav College, her alma mater, where she was being facilitated by the legendary ...

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