The officially sanctioned Soviet chess “king” and “queen” are pieces carved to represent a working man and a peasant woman. The “pawns” bear the insignia of “Pionerki”: a political ...

Karatekin also refers back to MIT many times, including referencing Rybka or “little fish” system developed by an MIT alumnus ...

D Gukesh will need to beat Fabiano Caruana in game 2 of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour to stay alive in ...

The Tata Steel Masters championship sees Gukesh against a resurgent Arjun Erigaisi next — and an Indian champion would be a ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia to register his third straight victory and take his tally to ...

Praggnanandhaa was involved in another Queen’s gambit declined opening. Only this time, he was playing with white pieces.