What begins as a normal tournament chess game quickly turns into a sharp tactical battle. As the pieces develop, one side finds a sequence that puts enormous pressure on the opponent’s king and weak ...

What begins as a routine chess game quickly turns into a relentless attack. Within just 2 minutes and 41 seconds, a precise ...

The former US women’s champion Jennifer Shahade changed her life and her sport when she made allegations against a grandmaster. Now, she tells Donald McRae, she has turned her hand to writing and poke ...

Rachel Reeves will resist pulling rabbits out of a hat when she delivers her second spring statement today, as the crisis in ...

Judith Cummins, MP for Bradford South, has praised brothers Amandeep and Adamjeet Singh following a recent visit to their ...

COLCHESTER Chess Day saw players of all ages go head-to-head in a celebration of the game. The event was held at Colchester Town Hall on Saturday, February 21, and brought together newcomers, seasoned ...

A school chess championship has sparked fresh interest in the game. Launched by Shalfleet Primary School, the competition was open to pupils in Years 2 to 6, and quickly led to a 32-strong chess club.

The youngest world chess champion skipped school, not for fun, but to live an even more gruelling life of discipline.

The world's first chess franchise league, a brainchild of Anand Mahindra, has cracked the code to turn an intellectual sport into a snazzy, audience-focussed product ...

India’s chess boom has a new name to celebrate. Aarav Dengla has officially become the country’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM), marking another milestone in India’s rapidly rising dominance in global chess.

Mr Siddharth hopes to break into the world’s top 100 and become a professional chess player. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.