When the U.S. Chess Championship began 12 days ago, it seemed a given that either Minnetonka chess grandmaster Wesley So would repeat as national champion or one of the two other super-elite U.S.
Winners went home with ribbons and medals after a Tucson Chess Centre beginners' chess tournament held at the International School of Tucson on Monday. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A ...
A cheating scandal rocking the chess world over the past month has sparked debate about the role of artificial intelligence in high-level competition. Last month, five-time world chess champion Magnus ...
D Gukesh failed to convert his advantage in a rook-pawn endgame. But he had the last laugh as the draw was enough for the PBG ...
In late 2020, Netflix contributed to a huge boom for chess with the release of The Queen's Gambit, featuring Anya Taylor-Joy as chess prodigy Beth Harmon. Nearly three years on, the streamer has ...
HELSINKI (AP) — Former world champion Garry Kasparov failed in his bid to oust the eccentric longtime head of the World Chess Federation on Monday in a bitter contest steeped in Russian power plays.
When gifted athletes try their hand at multiple sports, it's usually not at the same time. What Linh 'Seiko' Nguyen did over the weekend, then, might be a first. The Hearthstone Grandmaster from ...
A starry-eyed teenager Divya Deshmukh winning the Women's Chess World Cup in faraway Batumi this year not only showcased ...
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HELSINKI (AP) — Former world champion Garry Kasparov failed in his bid to oust the eccentric longtime head of the World Chess Federation on Monday in a bitter contest steeped in Russian power plays.