World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has ignited a firestorm in the chess world, openly challenging the leadership of FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and exposing private communications that have fuelled ...

Three years ago, Ukrainian chess player Evgeny Shtembuliak was enjoying the most successful year of his career — he had won the World Junior Chess Championship, achieving the title of grandmaster. Now ...

The scorching sun is finally beginning to dip on a late Saturday afternoon in Juba, where a small group gathers to watch a tense battle between two of their best men. Deng Costa, a wiry, soft-spoken ...

Kolkata has become a vibrant hub for world chess, hosting an elite rapid and blitz tournament with roots tracing back to a Dutch steel company's initiative in 1938. This annual spectacle, now in its ...