With D Gukesh’s underwhelming campaign in Weissenhaus coming to an end with back-to-back losses in the quarter-finals, the spotlight now shifts to his conquerer Fabiano Caruana and world No 1 Magnus ...

putting it in a position where it cannot escape capture. Here’s a basic overview of the rules and gameplay: These players have left an indelible mark on the history of chess through their ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Magnus Carlsen has a vision to transform the ancient game of chess. The grandmaster, a contender to be the ...

The machine could defend its king and reach checkmate, although it could take up to 63 moves, and standard chess rules would call a draw on 50 moves without a capture or pawn move. In 1920 ...