The Watauga County Public Library is encouraging all community members to visit the library during National Library Week to ...

It was the anal bead theory that caused a global sensation. Now, a new Netflix film tells the tale of two grandmasters, one scandal – and a whole lot of bad blood Chess Mates (Netflix, Tuesday) has an ...

Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, just 11 years old, has achieved the remarkable feat of becoming England's top-rated female chess player, marking a significant milestone in her ...

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest player in history. However, it cannot replace him. These super-strong platforms ...

Compatriot Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, likely to play Erling Haaland has become a significant investor in a new world chess championship tour that is expected to star his fellow Norwegian Magnus ...

Judit Polgár was the No.1 ranked woman chess player in the world for over 25 years—from the age of 13 in 1989 till 2014 when she retired. She also became the youngest chess grandmaster (GM) at the age ...

Norway Chess 2026 will take place in Oslo from May 25 to June 5, featuring elite men’s and women’s tournaments with equal prize money and format. Six players in each event will compete in a double ...

In July, the American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky played a speed chess game against the Swedish chess master and popular streamer Anna Cramling. Three months later, after Naroditsky was found dead ...

When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it really be a thing? Turns out, it is, and it's just what it sounds like: alternate rounds of chess and boxing.

Daniel Naroditsky, an American chess grandmaster and popular YouTube commentator, has died aged 29. The Charlotte Chess Center, a North Carolina chess academy where Naroditsky served as a head coach, ...

I’m embarrassed to admit this in my mid-forties, but I’ve never understood chess well enough to play a full game. My son and daughter both learned how to play in elementary school. I was glad they had ...