A Nigerian man has set the Guinness World Record for "longest chess marathon" after playing for nearly five straight days. Tunde Onakoya, 29, began his 60-hour chess game in Times Square in New ...

In chess circles, that name has long carried significant weight. Gary Kasparov became a world chess champion in 1985 and ...

You can pick up a plastic set for $20, but a wooden set certified for the World Chess Championship costs $500. Much of the value of a high-quality set comes down to how well just one piece is made ...

About 10 people specialize in carving knights for the World Chess sets, Mr. Merenzon said. It takes about two weeks to produce 100 sets, with a set of knights requiring about six hours to carve ...

The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), the leading chess cultural center in the country, is proud to announce “Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess S ...

His Pearl Royale chess set will be on display at the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship on December 3, 2021. It will be broadcast on chess.com . You can find out more about Burn's work at ...

Hou Yifan, a 16-year-old chess player from China, became the youngest world chess champion on Friday, toppling a record held since 1978. Ms. Hou defeated another Chinese player, Ruan Lufei, in the ...

With a value of $4 million, this is the world most expensive chess set. And we can’t stop staring at it. Colin Burn. Australian artist Colin Burn created the Pearl Royale Chess Set.

Every year on 20 July is World Chess Day, but it's about much more than just playing the board game. It's been celebrated since 1966, after being set up by the International Chess Federation (FIDE ...