The only problem: the match won’t feature the game’s best player ... To Carlsen, the five-time world champion from Norway and the highest rated player chess has ever known, these games ...

Denim, FIDE said, is “explicitly prohibited under longstanding regulations for this event” and promptly fined Carlsen, one of the greatest chess players of all time, $200 for his infraction.

The documentary, directed by Benjamin Ree, features extensive archival footage and home movies of the Norwegian chess player from ... "After some time I think he knew all the countries, all ...

What may be more surprising is that chess sets have become popular holiday gifts for the first time since Bobby Fischer ... For advanced players, White’s thoughtful choice of openings is ...

He has long been Germany's No. 1 chess player. Now Vincent Keymer is ... Gukesh, Keymer & Co. are all familiar with the best sequences, which usually end in a draw. You might think this would ...

Eighteen months after leaked recordings revealed widespread match-fixing in the board game xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess ... When the top players in a sport are all involved in violations, it’s ...

For the first time ever ... in the form of National Chess Federations. Chess is nowadays a truly global sport, with dozens of millions of players in all the continents, and more than 60 million ...