STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world ...

The chess world is about to converge on an island off the coast of Singapore with the express goal of crowning a world champion. For the two grandmasters involved, it will be the culmination of months ...

Over a six-decade career, he drastically expanded chess through the tournaments he started, especially the competitions for ...

The pinnacle of chess has weathered its fair share of controversies in recent years, including a cheating dustup, geopolitical tension, and players’ bizarre complaints about creaky floors. But this ...

The lockdown, combined with the runaway success of Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, has seen a surge in the number of people playing chess online. Jemma Robinson asks what this means for traditional c ...

Ever since the chess world went into collective panic over allegations of cheating among super-grandmasters back in 2022, the game has been roiled by rampant paranoia. Tournaments have scaled up ...