The Chinese Xiangqi Association has issued lifetime bans to top players Wang Tianyi and Wang Yuefei for match-fixing and ...

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Legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand said that he is proud to play his role in expanding the chess culture in ...

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Chess victor Magnus Carlsen, ranked the world’s best player, competes against rival Hans Niemann at the Chess.com Speed Chess ...

Sally Rooney’s new novel is entitled Intermezzo — the old chess term for an unexpected move. The board game is a significant ...

Meet Sehba Shah, Pakistan's inspiring woman chess player who lives with muscular dystrophy yet dreams high above the challenges she faces. A champion in numerous tournaments, Sehba is making her ...

T HE GRANDMASTER sits at the pinnacle of chess. The title evokes excellence and experience, a garland for someone who has ...

Magnus Carlsen was speaking at a FIDE gala in Budapest on Thursday evening, in which he paid tribute to Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov while accepting an award for greatest player of all time.