AlphaZero, the new champion, soundly defeated Stockfish 8 (Opens in a new window) in a 100-game series without losing a single match to its adversary. To do so, it took a completely different tack.

ST. LOUIS — In 1972, Bobby Fischer became the world chess champion in the most-watched chess event in history, a best-of-24-game Cold War match against a Russian grandmaster that routinely ...

Tunde Onakoya, 29, began his 60-hour chess game in Times Square in New York City on Wednesday, April 17, before calling it quits at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, said The Associated Press.

Under the bright lights of Wynn Las Vegas’ Lafite Ballroom, eight grandmasters squared off Friday in a first-of-its-kind ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest ...

The chess world will have a new world champion soon, but for many fans the legitimacy of the title will be questionable. Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who has been the world champion for a decade ...

The World Chess Championship, in Astana, Kazakhstan, began in fitting fashion: with a flutter of uncertainty. Ding Liren sat at the table, staring at a white pawn that Ian Nepomniachtchi had ...

Tunde Onakoya, a chess champion, aims to break the global record for the longest chess marathon in New York City’s Times Square. Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children's education ...

This year’s Champions Chess Tour will be the new online home for the world’s best players, as they battle it out for a share of more than $2 million.