Children from New York schools are consistently winning national chess championships, and programs dedicated to teaching ...

Judit Polgár won the very first chess tournament she ever played in. She was 6 years old. The Hungarian-born prodigy's impressive rise to chess stardom, which included becoming the world's top-ranked ...

A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh ...

Fame, glory, and cold hard cash are on the line this week at an elite level of competition: the 2026 American Cup at the Saint Louis Chess Club. “It’s the crème de la crème of the American chess world ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game ...

Hans Niemann has claimed that he has been blacklisted in US chess and that it is hurting his earnings. He also revealed the ...

A large entry of local players took part in an enjoyable, exciting and interesting day of chess.

Indian male chess players have fallen out of the top 10 in FIDE's world rankings for the first time in over two years, with Arjun Erigaisi now the highest-ranked at 11th. This shift is attributed to ...

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 ...