It’s Friday night. The boards are out. Pieces are set. No clock, for now. Let’s play. Naperville’s Elite Chess center is launching a club just for adults. Free of charge and open to any ...

Drama erupted in elite chess last September when Carlsen ... Niemann insists he hasn't cheated since, and never in an over-the-board game. Last year, Chess.com released a report accusing him ...

State qualifying tournaments are making their way to the Laredo chess scene, with the South Texas Elite Chess Club offering ... to glide their pawns across the board with tactical precision ...

4, he ended Carlsen’s 53-game unbeaten streak in classical over the board tournaments, and set into motion a debacle that has turned into one of the biggest chess scandals in years. The next day ...

A lot of chess is now happening online because it is possible — one reason the game boomed during Covid. The difficulties GMs and IMs have in reaching elite status reminded me of young ...