AUGUSTA — When 15-year-old Jacoby Grotton is not working on his homework, he is managing the website chessmaine.net or running chess clubs across central Maine. Grotton has made a name for ...
Less than five years after enjoying a dramatic spike in popularity, chess finds itself at a moment of reckoning. Propelled by the “The Queen’s Gambit” miniseries and a yearning for entertainment and ...
A CHESS grandmaster was chucked out of a tournament for allegedly using a mobile phone during a match. The current world no.69 Kirill Shevchenko was competing in the Spanish Team Championship when ...
AUGUSTA — When 15-year-old Jacoby Grotton is not working on his homework, he is managing the website chessmaine.net or running chess clubs across central Maine. Grotton has made a name for ...
Only legends like Russia’s Garry Kasparov and American Bobby Fischer can match his name ... best for many years to come. “My mind is a bit slower, and I maybe don’t have as much energy. But ...
It’s like a brain teaser,” said Ashwath, when asked what’s the best part about chess. Ashwath plays about two to three hours of chess during school days and from six to seven hours on the ...
2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low ... “I think a lot of people know Magnus’ name. He is the world champion, he’s the best player in the world,” said ...
As for the Olympiad, of course the name of the tournament may be a ... I think the Summer Olympics would be the best option for chess. Why has chess not appealed to the IOC so far?