In the early 2000s, two titans collided in Memphis in a fight that was more than a championship bout, it was a battle for ...

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But my favourite part – which I think goes hand in hand with those who excel at chess – is her ambition. And ...

Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri have probably realized that they would need a bit of philosophical mindset to keep going and ...

The opening, a wild variant of Sicilian Defence, is favored by club players for its very straightforward plan of pushing the ...

The Norwegian showcased his skills in the chess.com speed championship, but the US star and streamer was twice beaten Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, visited central London last weekend and won the ...

The world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, won his fifth Speed Chess Championship (SCC) Finals. Carlsen, 35, banked $25,000 plus an additional split based on winning percentage by beating ...

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died last year after suffering an abnormal heartbeat and had multiple drugs in his system at the time, according to a toxicology report that ruled the ...

Danny Rensch is at the vanguard of chess. He, alongside a few others, has helped to develop the sport from one which was played by the elites to a phenomenon that has exploded in recent years, ...

Daniel Naroditsky, an American chess grandmaster who attracted a massive online following through his livestreamed play and accessible teachings, has died at 29. The Charlotte Chess Center, a chess ...