Norwegian chess star Magnus Carlsen had to settle for a draw in an online chess duel against more than 140,000 players. "Magnus Carlsen vs the world," organized by the portal Chess.

The chess icon Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix over a line in the series "The Queen's Gambit." During the show's final episode, a character says Gaprindashvili "has never faced men." The ...

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The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Monday welcomed celebrated chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, to the Ile-Oodua Palace, Ile ...

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, took part in an international tournament without a hijab, Iranian news outlet Jamaran said on Tuesday.

Online platform Chess.com says it now has more than 102 million users signed up – a 238% increase from January 2020 – with 7.5 million active users every day.

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The Global Chess League announced the list of Icon players for the second season to be held in London from October 3 to 12 at Friends House. The stellar line-up of Icon players includes world No.1 ...

Director James Napier Robertson, inspired by Jim Marbrook’s 2001 doc (titled “Dark Horse”), introduces Gen, as he’s called, in a driving rain in a shopping district of Gisborne.

Chess legend Garry Kasparov has revelled in the fall of the game's disgraced head over alleged links to Syria claiming eccentric multi-millionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has finally got his ...