After 9 draws in 13 games, Gukesh capitalised on an error by Ding and won the final game of the 14-game contest to be crowned ...

The top U.S. chess player discusses his YouTube channel, how he would change the game and why he doesn't want his son to ...

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Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju will compete in Norway Chess 2026, returning to one of the world’s strongest tournaments ...

It could be the unpredictability of the starts in Chess 960, or just the fact that Carlsen needed to stamp his territory in a Freestyle title he'd never won, but chess' ultimate maverick was firmly di ...

An Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people.

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 will be held from February 13–15 in Germany, featuring Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi, and a $300,000 prize fund. Here's how to watch the event live ...

Chess is officially becoming a major part of the esports world as the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has confirmed that chess will be .

Mr Siddharth hopes to break into the world’s top 100 and become a professional chess player. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Zhou Jianchao has recorded the longest unbeaten streak in Classical chess, but his achievement still pales in comparison to Magnus Carlsen’s feat from 2018 to 2020.

In 1996, IBM's Deep Blue faced off against Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess mind on Earth — and changed history.