It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a challenging alternative to conventional chess games that would require a heightened sense of awareness for developing strategies," said ...

NEW DELHI: Teen Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa believes the gradual shift of elite players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura away from classical chess is largely due to the mental and ...

The Global Chess League (GCL) aims to make chess more engaging beyond its traditional, individual-focused format.

Chess is one of the most popular board games in the world, and with good reason. Chess isn't always about winning; it's an art, science, and a sport to continue learning from. Even after an uptick in ...

CENTURION, South Africa (AP) — Garry Kasparov, a Russian who became the youngest world chess champion in 1985 at age 22 but quit the profession two decades later, wants to return as the head of the ...

Blitz double by winning the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the finals.