The Crystal Palace forward recently took time out of FA Cup final preparations to win a chess tournament. So is he any good?

Indian chess stars D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa began their Superbet Chess Classics 2025 campaigns with a closely contested ...

Nihal Sarin, meanwhile, registered his first win of the tournament against Nikita Matinian of Russia in the open category.

The Professor of Economics sat down with FM to talk about how he met his wife, his forthcoming book, and the most memorable ...

And it required an addition to the position room and a vision ... He highlighted Loveland’s hand strength, which is apparent in how he catches the ball, and Loveland said he developed it ...

The contestants had only 60 seconds to memorise the position, and then another minute to recreate it on the board. Thalia has made it to the finals of BBC Two's Chess Masters. Photo: Thalia ...

Alina Kashlinskaya faltered against K Humpy in the FIDE Women’s GP, missing a crucial win due to a last-minute change of strategy. This draw allowed Zhu Jiner to tie for the lead with Humpy, as ...

“We are in the privileged position of knowing our ... to the front and back of the Chess Set, signifying its provenance. Beyond this, the aluminium grid of the board is machine milled, then further ...

one cannot truly understand their hand strength unless they understand hand rankings, seat position, board texture, tells and more. It's a game involving countless variables, so the more you learn ...

The fact that Carlsen’s nine-game winning streak came in Freestyle format, in which the back positions are randomised and there is not much data on the openings, makes it an even more impressive ...

That’s especially true at the quarterback position. You’ll notice one massive ... Mike Tomlin saw what it was like first-hand to be bled for 10-plus minutes at the hands of the eventual ...

Kevin Winston Jr has good NFL size and athletic ability to be a chess piece in the secondary. Winston is a tone-setting hitter. He triggers downhill with aggressive intent. He also plays the run ...