Ashwath plays about two to three hours of chess during school days and from six to seven hours on the weekends – a mix of ...

The celebrity player launched an app that will follow live games and players, explaining matches in an accessible way.

2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on ... Having cultivated a loyal but small online ...

The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) has sent a team of three girls to compete at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships ...

The Romanian Chess ... two players faced each other soon after, Mr. Carlsen resigned after one move, apparently in protest. Mr. Niemann was never sanctioned, although he admitted having cheated in ...

As per the International Chess Federation (FIDE), which is the governing body of the sport globally, a chess player needs to take part in at least five games against rate players in 26 months and must ...

Anish Sarkar recently became the youngest-rated chess player after taking part in the West Bengal State Under-13 Open.

There is no prize for guessing which player they are most eager to meet. Magnus Carlsen has undoubtedly been the Virat Kohli of chess for over a decade. The World No.1 from Norway headlined a stellar ...

In chess, a player gets rated by the world federation (FIDE) only by achieving good results against players who are already rated. Sarkar has done the unthinkable by defeating players in two state ...