Garry Kasparov triumphed over Viswanathan Anand in the Clutch Chess Legends, securing victory with two games to spare. This win, occurring 30 years after their 1995 World Championship clash, saw ...

In 2010, a day after drumming before 27,000 blues fans, with pop star John Mayer’s trio at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in a Bridgeview soccer stadium, prolific session musician Steve Jordan ...

Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever ...

Five-time chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen, has entered a new phase of his life. Magnus and his wife, Ella Victoria, were blessed with their first child on September 27. Victoria broke the good ...

If you’ve heard anything about the ’80s musical “Chess,” it’s probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. Clearly, they know the challenge ahead as a fresh take on “Chess” opens this month at New ...

Although I played chess as a child, my recent appointment as the COO of a franchised chess league has helped me experience the pastime through a completely new lens. This experience has helped me draw ...

Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh lightened the mood with a jersey typo during the 'Checkmate: USA vs India' exhibition. However, Team India suffered a 5-0 defeat to Team USA, highlighted by ...

Talk about playing the long game! The cult musical “Chess” — which had only 68 regular performances on Broadway before closing in 1988 but spawned a hit soundtrack by two members of ABBA — is making a ...

The former world champion is facing disciplinary proceedings over public attacks on U.S. grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, whose sudden death this week at 29 has prompted outrage and calls for action.

American chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura threw his beaten opponent's king into the crowd after clinching a 5-0 win for the United States over India in Texas. Other leading players accused Nakamura ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Chess, apparently, is a water sport. In a stunt seen by millions on the internet, two West Michigan men waded into the Grand River this September to play a game of chess, soaking ...