Earlier this month, a handful of the world’s greatest chess players gathered in an event space located in the lush greenery of Paris’ Bois de Vincennes. The spectacle was part of an ambitious ...

Boris Spassky, the World Chess Champion who faced Bobby Fischer in the legendary "Match of the Century," died Thursday at age 88. Spassky was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where he ...

Magician and entertainer Chris Ramsey steps into the world of chess, blending strategy with fun in this lighthearted take on ...

Bronstein at 100: Celebrating one of the game’s greatest players, writers and artists Bronstein-Nezhmetdinov after 20. Bg5. more > ...

The ancient game of chess is one steeped in tradition, with a history dating back centuries. It was once a game purely of endurance, a test of patience with titanic battles often taking days to ...

Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster who has become the public face of the game, was forced into a draw after an intense game played over 6 1/2 weeks — and it only took some 143,000 opponents ...

Essay Chess Teaches the Power of Sacrifice A grandmaster learned that it takes courage to be comfortable with uncertainty, whether it’s at the chessboard or in real life.

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.

Liam Blackburn, left, plays a game of chess with Courtney Zajac during L.A. Chess Club’s April 4 meetup. The pair met at the event the week before and planned to meet at the next event.

Von Doren, which used the game’s notations on the dial of its first watch, plans to introduce a new version of the design this fall. By Penelope Colston Oyvind Von Doren Asbjornsen wasn’t ...