Chess-Turkey's Erdogmus, 14, set to become youngest 'super grandmaster' Turkey's 14‑year‑old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is set to surpass the 2,700 rating mark, a level ‌unofficially known as "super ...

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...

He’s the king of snitches! The world’s top-ranked chess player happily posed for a selfie with an awe-struck teenage opponent before their match — just to quickly rat her out to a referee for having a ...

Ten seconds left. Ball in LeBron James' hands. With the Milwaukee Bucks clinging to a two-point lead against the Los Angeles Lakers, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo read the play. Defending James, ...

The ugly side of chess is pored over in this Netflix documentary, looking at how lurid online gossip led to a lawsuit, conspiracy theories and a bitter rivalry. Sadly, there’s little new here ‘Every ...

KING Duo arrives in Jakarta to challenge learners to real chess matches JAKARTA—Duolingo, the world’s leading learning app, announced the launch of its Chess’s Player-vs-Player mode (PvP) on Android.

PARIS, April 6 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen's chess startup Take Take Take announced on Monday it was pushing into the play and learning markets ‌central to Chess.com's core business, despite commercial ...

SAN ANTONIO – Everyone else in the field at the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open was playing checkers and Andrew Putnam was playing chess on Thursday. At least, that’s how he spent a weather delay at TPC ...

Ten minutes past one in the afternoon—and Magnus Carlsen’s world was crashing down around him. This can’t be happening. Magnus ran a hand through his disheveled mane of auburn hair, a chaotic halo ...

American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped. The world’s No. 2 rated player, famous for his talents in speed chess, spent 67 ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen may be the greatest chess player of all time, but he isn’t winning anyone over with his charm anytime soon. On Thursday during the early rounds of the Grenke Chess Freestyle ...

A CHESS legend shocked fans after posing for a smiling selfie with an opponent – before immediately reporting her to officials for breaking strict rules. The ...