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 ...

Nothing is going right for Gukesh, yet he remained unfazed as he sat down for an interview with Prague Chess, speaking with his usual calmness about being labelled one of the best defensive players, ...

Now, he has improved his record to a step further by becoming the first blind Indian in history to cross the 2100 Elo rating and the first currently active visually impaired player in Asia to achieve ...

Chess grandmaster and former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who has waged a highly public campaign in defense of his nomination as Russia's candidate for the presidency of the World Chess Federation, ...

S.P. Sethuraman made India proud in the year 2010 by becoming the then youngest Grandmaster of the nation. His lean frame and humble demeanour stand out even today. With a brain which works faster ...

Indian teams celebrated historic victories at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest with maiden gold medals for both men and women. The men's team stayed unbeaten throughout the tournament, while the ...

If chess startup MGD1’s founders Manu Gurtu and Sreekar Channapragada are to be believed, the two disciplines are fundamentally the same. "We believe that chess is an esport. Even over-the-board chess ...

The public broadcaster has aired an interview about whether chess’ rules are racist after the host slammed Minties as “wrong” for being white. It comes as the show’s host denies the segment was about ...

The weekend's chess matches with my father ended as they always do, but with a twist. I lost, mostly, but it wasn't to a checkmate. Instead it happened four times when he managed to get both of his ...