Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equals ...

Women content creators are helping chess shake its image as an "old man's game" and bring it into the digital age.

Former world champion Ding Liren has dropped out of the FIDE ratings list due to inactivity but says he is content with the break. After losing his title to D Gukesh, Ding is enjoying a quieter phase, ...

Judit Polgar has questioned D Gukesh’s chances of retaining the world chess title at the World Chess Championship later this ...

A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as ...

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Russia's Vladimir Kramnik meets the media during a news conference after the 10th game of the Chess World Championship in ...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of a pair of jeans, a direct violation of the International Chess Federation’s ...

In the 1920s, Marcel Duchamp claimed to no longer be making art, and began to devote considerable time to chess. He’d grown up battling with his older brothers, Raymond and Jacques, and in his later ...

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held by ...