Ten of the world’s top players gathered in a German villa on the Baltic coast this week to play in the first tournament of a new chess circuit, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, that Carlsen ...

Ten of New Zealand's top chess players have just finished competing at the world's most elite chess tournament. Earlier this month, an open team and a women's team represented New Zealand ...

Magnus Carlsen feels he's still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship.

and who is numbered in the world’s active top ten chess players is Indian. Zhongyi dismissed Ju Wenjun, her team mate and the highest ranked competitor of the competition, and Padmini Rout of ...