Chess is a most beautiful game. Elegance, logic, a blend of art and mathematics. But recently its most auspicious halls were ...

Danny Rensch is at the vanguard of chess. But to get to where he is now – a self-described “shepherd” for chess in his role as chief chess officer at Chess.com – Rensch has been on quite the life path ...

NEW DELHI – In a dramatic turnaround at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, India’s teenage World Champion D Gukesh stunned the chess world by defeating former world number one Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 ...

Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip have clinched their US Chess Championship titles for 2025. Caruana secured his fifth overall ...

OSLO, Norway — The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on Wednesday both backed a new world championship concept that sets ...

Hikaru Nakamura's controversial act of throwing Gukesh Dommaraju's king piece into the crowd during an exhibition match has divided the chess community. While some, like Magnus Carlsen's coach Peter ...

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen and his wife Ella Victoria have entered a new chapter of life — parenthood. Photograph: FIDE/X World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has a new title off the board: father, as he and wife ...

"I had my earphones on," Carlsen said, smiling, in a video interview with Newsweek Sports this week, "but from what I've heard from others, it was definitely a good atmosphere." Loading twitter ...

Under the bright lights of Wynn Las Vegas’ Lafite Ballroom, eight grandmasters squared off Friday in a first-of-its-kind tournament shaking up the chess world. The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is ...