If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces ...

In the other opening quarter-final games, Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer defeat Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Alireza Firouzja ...

While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ...

D Gukesh ends the Round Robin stage in Weissenhaus without a single victory, suffering a 46-move loss against Magnus Carlsen ...

The Luka Doncic trade has shocked not just basketball fans, but celebrities from other sports have also been reacting to the incident. Among them is Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

From clubs to tournaments, classes to casual play, you can find chess games for any level of skill around Kansas City.

D Gukesh maintained his half-point lead with an easy draw against Wei Yi of China, while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed ...

After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with ...

Power competition between nations can be likened to a game of chess, with Washington and Beijing as the kings maneuvering on the board. Unlike the game itself, however, other pieces— smaller nations— ...

Zugzwang is particularly common in endgames due to the fewer pieces left on the board leading to fewer options. It is even common to come across positions of ‘Mutual Zugzwang’: positions where both ...