The remarkable benefits of chess, according to Dr. Gregory Ward, could potentially help athletes better understand and manage ...

Mexico's first chess Grandmaster, Carlos Torre led a life of genius and eccentricity, becoming a pioneer of the modern game.

To be played in the rapid format, chess will be contested between 16 teams represented by one player each. The turnout from the chess community has been enthusiastic, with four of the world’s top five ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

Chess Kenya Secretary General John Mukabi (9th from right) with Sports Journalists Association of Kenya members during a chess media workshop in Nairobi on June 21, 2025. [PHOTO: CK/ SJAK] Sports ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?

TV show characters that end up challenging the norms of patriarchy are some of the most interesting characters in a TV show.

Altogether, the entire set weighs about 870 pounds! This larger-than-life game was conceptualized and created by Dr. Bill Taylor and the Medicine Hat Chess Club.

Police allege former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser murdered her partner, Mr Story, at the couple’s unit in Port Lincoln on June 17, decapitated the 39-year-old man and later set fire to his ...

A computer first beat a chess grandmaster in a game in 1988 (IBM’s famed “Deep Blue” toppled reigning world champion Garry Kasparov in a match close to a decade later), and based on the amount of ...