April 5, 2026 saw the conclusion of the first round at the World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament, being held at the ...

Magnus Carlsen smiles for a selfie with young player Alua Nurman before promptly reporting her for breaking chess rules.

Two days after he had halted the four-game winning streak of runaway leader Javokhir Sindarov, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri ...

Hans Niemann said it on camera, to a Netflix audience that will number in the millions. He said he will carry it for the rest ...

Chess Mates,' from the Netflix Untold series, digs a little deeper into the chess cheating scandal that created headlines around the world ...

Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess, author Ben Mezrich explores every angle of the match where Niemann ...

The main event, a grandmaster showdown, gave attendees a rare, up-close look at the strategy behind each move.

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World chess champion D Gukesh plans to reduce his 2026 tournament schedule, playing only two Grand Chess Tour events to focus on training and preparing for his title defense. Despite recent setbacks, ...

Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game ...

Filipino Brandon Kier Sustento ruled the Susan Polgar Charity Blitz Chess Tournament at the Houston BMW office in Texas on Sunday. The Grade 10 student at Harmony School of Innovation had a perfect ...

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest ...