Magnus Carlsen hadn’t considered his upstart American opponent a formidable foe. After an unexpected loss, he leveled a ...

Experts say the game is helping children solve problems, forge friendships and build confidence.

Ben Mezrich, 'Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess' author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss ...

Mezrich traces the personal histories and circumstances leading up to a chess game played in September 2022 in St. Louis as ...

It’s a conundrum that Ben Mezrich, a prolific and successful non-fiction writer, probes in Checkmate: Genius, Scandal and the Billion-Dollar rise of Chess. Mezrich is the author of The Accidental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the deals close, it’s a reunion for Fielder and Stone, who collaborated on Showtime’s The Curse. Fielder is attached to direct, ...

ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 4 th, 2025, the world’s spotlight turns to Arlington as America’s finest take on India’s stars in Checkmate: USA vs. India, a landmark global chess ...

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

Lifetime’s ‘Checkmate’ follows the story of Brittany, a detective determined to solve a case involving a serial killer who appears to use the game of chess to select his next victims. Realizing that ...