As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans... Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is at the World ...

Experience epic chess battles in this video featuring intense matches against high-rated opponents. - 0:00 Intro - 1:58 Game ...

Magnus Carlsen, left, makes a move against Fabiano Caruana, at the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown at the St. Louis Chess Club. Carlsen won the tournament, which ended Oct 29, 2025. ST. LOUIS — Four ...

Famous chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has tragically passed away at the age of just 29. The California native’s passing was unexpected, and a cause of death has not been announced. Naroditsky’s ...

Jordan Himelfarb’s new book explores the history of the game and the sacrifices necessary to make it to the top ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Netflix’s smash 2020 miniseries The Queen’s Gambit told a fictional tale of how Beth Harmon, a chess ...

Fifth-grader Bodhana Sivanandan has become one of the world’s top chess players and now she is the youngest female international master. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez ...

Top Vietnamese female players Pham Le Thao Nguyen and Luong Phuong Hanh have rejected a federation suggestion to have ...

White’s opening move was pawn to K4. Black responded P to K 4. White next P to K.B. 4th. And black came back KB to QB 4th. So it went in a chess tournament between Amherst College students (white) and ...