It is indeed a new year and a chance for a fresh start, but it’s also nice to see that some familiar traditions in chess ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen stirred the pot by declaring faster chess formats the "pure sport", criticising classical chess for being "too forgiving". He argued that rapid and blitz chess ...

Indian chess star Tania Sachdev publicly expressed her disappointment over the Delhi government's lack of recognition for her chess achievements. Despite winning medals at the Chess Olympiad and ...

Chess has been around for a very long time and is considered one of the ultimate competitive games, pitting two people against each other in a strategic battle that is near impossible to perfect ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE ...

CHENNAI – “Which is king?” asks 25-year-old chess coach Selva Bharathy. A small group of children, aged between five and 10, hold the piece aloft promptly in their outstretched right hands ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen has quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after governing body FIDE barred him from participating in a round at the tournament for wearing jeans.

"Merry Christmas from the 5 of us ️🎄." View post on Instagram Princess Stephanie of Monaco's son and daughter-in-law welcomed their second child earlier this month. Constance was born ...

Hans Niemann and Ian Nepomniachtchi played out a spectacularly dramatic quarter-final in the play-in tournament which is being held to book the final slot in the 10-player Weissenhaus leg of the ...