Chess is one of the world’s most popular and enduring strategy games. And now, with its addition to the Esports World Cup ...

Why should he? Nope, Teh Wee Zhun is a man of the times, and to him, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is the be all and end all of a sport he has completely immersed himself in.

Sure, Vishwanathan Anand’s triumphs in the 2000s were seismic and finally put India on the global chess map. He is written ... s livestream of the final World Chess Championship game had more ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play ...

Spassky was nearly as brilliant. His was a household name among those who who grew up playing chess. It was a game that ...

A dream come true for the teenager who's now the 18th world chess champion. "Every chess players wants to experience this moment and very few get the chance. To be one of them is, I think the only ...