Discover the legendary sacrifices made by some of the greatest chess players in history, including Mikhail Tal, Nezhmetdinov, ...

The British No 1 will rue missed opportunities after a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion, who drew the ire of west ...

Long before Magnus Carlsen was a household name, and decades before the internet turned chess into a global spectator sport, Winnipeg’s own Daniel “Abe” Yanofsky was quietly building a legacy that ...

On being in Valencia during the city’s celebration to mark 550 years of modern chess and catching up with grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand there ...

Highlights: Magnus Carlsen won his seventh Norway Chess title after fending off the spirited challenge of reigning World ...

The World,” which saw five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand battle around 70,000 players. In that case, however, Anand managed to secure a checkmate after 29 days of play.

In 1999, Garry Kasparov, then world champion, played against over 50,000 participants on the Microsoft Network, ultimately ...

Because it was a freestyle match, the bishops, knights, rooks, queen and king were randomly shuffled around the board while the pawns remained in their usual spots. Freestyle chess is popular ...

In a freestyle match, the bishops, knights, rooks, queen and king are randomly placed around the board at the start while the pawns are in their usual spots. Freestyle chess is popular because it ...

Berlin — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as "Magnus ...

They shook hands, and the woman in the white wig began by confidently advancing her queen pawn two squares and depressing the chess timer next ... not shy away from the battle, and steered the ...