I mostly endured it all until I made it to Sunday afternoon, when my mom took me to the local recreation centre for my favourite activity of all: chess club. I was never great at sports and felt ...

Little feet shuffle, skitter and stomp, there are tables filled with kids chattering, stopping, listening. Downend’s community reaches out and gently holds everyone. Fitting, then, that the third of ...

American Grandmaster Hans Niemann compared the Indian chess ecosystem with the US chess scene and warned it will face into obscurity if things continue the way it has been.

There was no chess club at school, so it sort of drifted with me and I only really got into playing chess again about a couple years ago when I started chess boxing. I signed up for a class and I ...

Some AI will even attempt to cheat their way out of losing in games of chess. This poor sportsmanship is documented in a preprint study from Palisade Research, an organization focused on risk ...

D Gukesh weighs in on freestyle vs classical chess debate: 'Freestyle is exciting but...' 1 day ago 'Most talented player after Vishy Anand': Renowned chess coach makes big claim about Aravindh ...

Grandmaster Wei Yi, impressed by the Indian prodigy, prepares to compete in the Norway Chess 2025 against top players like Magnus Carlsen. Wei emphasizes the need for greater support for chess in ...

World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, suffering a disappointing campaign without a single win after losing to Alireza Firouzja in the seventh-place playoff in ...