Chess can be improved by rearranging the positions of the starting pieces to produce a more difficult or fairer game, a physicist has found. A standard game of chess always starts with the pieces at ...

NEW YORK – As it turns out, “Chess” is still unfixable. Ever since its London premiere in 1986, folks have tried and failed to crack this convoluted curio of a musical, which follows a Cold War-era ...

Several months ago, I received a text from my friend Giulia with news that every former musical theater nerd yearns to hear: she had an extra ticket to see a Broadway show. Namely, Chess: The Musical, ...

The Russian chess master accused by his peers of bullying Daniel Naroditsky, the U.S. grandmaster who was found dead last week, has himself been hit with unfounded cheating allegations in the past — a ...

The International Chess Federation is investigating a Russian grandmaster for allegations of cheating he leveled at fellow elite players, including 29-year-old U.S. grandmaster and YouTube sensation ...

The death of US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is being eyed as a possible suicide or drug overdose — but is still being investigated by a homicide squad, according to a police report. Officers ...

The World Chess Federation said Wednesday it will investigate whether Russian chess champ Vladimir Kramnik should be disciplined for the disparaging public statements he made "before and after the ...

A famed chess grandmaster who went viral for winning games while blindfolded has died. The Charlotte Chess Center announced the death of 29-year-old Daniel Naroditsky on Monday. In a statement, ...

The musical starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, brought in the total across just four preview performances. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Chess brought in a strong $1.2 ...

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess prodigy-turned-grandmaster who helped bring the centuries-old game into the digital age through livestreams and online lessons, has died at 29. Naroditsky was considered one ...