NBA players are spending more time than ever working on the boards -- but we're not talking rebounds.

Leaders is lovely to behold and intriguing to play, but its strategic simplicity means it's still a vastly lesser board game ...

On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed ...

With Divya Deshmukh holding Bibisara Assaubayeva to a draw, R Vaishali clinches a historic triumph, defeating Russia’s ...

IT’S long been seen as the bastion of geeks and brainiacs but the world of chess has had its fair share of shocking scandals.

Javokhir Sindarov has secured a draw against Anish Giri to clinch the 2026 Fide Candidates title. The Uzbekistani Grandmaster ...

The 24-year-old notched up her fourth win in six games to lead by a full point in the Women’s Candidates in Cyprus with just ...

The world’s No 1 chess player, Magnus Carlsen, reported an opponent for having a phone moments after he agreed to take a ...

Long the other Rameshbabu in a house of genius, the elder sibling has finally pulled rank. By conquering the Candidates in Cyprus, R Vaishali secured a World Championship date with China's Ju Wenjun, ...

The Rosalyn Yalow Charter School in the South Bronx won first place at the 58th annual New York State Scholastic Chess Championships.

In a nation where only four women have ever earned the GM title, 35-year-old Harika remains one of its most enduring pillars.