It’s no queen’s gambit. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A Russian chess player is under investigation after allegedly being caught ...

What you need to know: The event, organised in partnership with Kampala International University (KIU) and Bank of Uganda, drew more than 50 participants and served as a pilot model for integrating ...

The world chess championship may be decided by a freeze and a fake-out. The unexpectedly compelling 14-game title match in Astana, Kazakhstan, between Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and Chinese GM Ding ...

Chess is booming. A heady cocktail of Queen’s Gambit mania, pandemic boredom, and Twitch streaming has given the ancient board game more visibility than it’s had in a long, long time. It’s been half a ...

The international governing body of competitive chess is effectively banning transgender women from competing and stripping trans men of previously won women’s titles. Subscribe to read this story ...

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, he told a ...