KC Hoard writes about how losing his job and his relationship helped lead him back to one of his first loves: the chessboard.

A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was ...

Organiser Jan Buettner and 12 Freestyle Chess Players Club members decided that the 2025 Grand Slam Tour winner will be called “Freestyle Chess Champion” Bengaluru: Twelve Freestyle Chess ...

In a massive move that further fueled the ongoing controversy, the FIDE released a statement on Monday revealing that it hadn’t reached an agreement with the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour over ...

Around the time Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion in history of chess in December, Indian chess also made its mark elsewhere. On the popular Chess.com app, India overtook the USA as ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s upcoming Chess Masters: The Endgame competition format was inspired by so much more than The Queen’s Gambit, its producer has revealed. For Camilla Lewis, who runs Chess ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bobby Fischer, right, and Boris Spassky play their last game together in Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 31, 1972 ...

World Champion D Gukesh advanced to the knockout stage of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour despite losing to Magnus Carlsen in the final round. Gukesh secured eighth place with 3.5 points. Alireza ...

Leon Draisaitl and Nathan MacKinnon are tied in points, making the 2024-25 Art Ross Trophy race one of the closest finishes ...

World champion D Gukesh will have his task cut out as he looks to stage a comeback against Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament in Hamburg. Gukesh suffered a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced this week that he is ...