Five days later, just before the pre-tournament press conference for the Paris leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, Niemann abruptly withdrew, citing “personal reasons”.

Their decisions are calculated and meticulous. Their love for chess is unmatched. "Problem solving is what we need in life to help us do stuff," tournament competitor Antoinette Borketey said.

He clinched the FIDE World Cup twice (2005 and 2017) and guided Armenia to win three Chess Olympiad gold medals. Aronian’s artistic approach to chess shines through in his play. He excels in complex ...

The National Schools Chess Championships are held at St Catherine's School in Bramley this weekend. Chess Masters: The Endgame will air on Monday 10 March and run for eight weeks. Dozens of Gen Z ...

The FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 will take place from 28 July 2022 to 14 August 2022 in Chennai. Over 2000 participants will battle it out for the top prize in the competition. "It is a historic event. I ...

Gukesh had become the youngest winner in the history of the Candidates Tournament earlier that year and had also played a major role in India’s historic gold in the ‘Open’ section of the Chess ...

He said another goal is bringing the World Chess Olympiad, a prestigious biennial chess competition, to South Africa. "We believe that with the right partnership, we can achieve these goals and create ...

The CHESS clearing and settlement system went dark on December 20 after a lull in trading in the lead up to Christmas exposed a technical vulnerability baked into the ageing technology.

previously finished second at the 2023 Chess World Cup and won the gold medal in the open section at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024. By the age of 7, he had become the youngest international master ...

At the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest last year, both the Indian men’s and women’s teams won gold. Indian chess is on a roll, with chess commentators hailing the start of a ‘golden era’ for the game.

A moment of infamy has airbrushed the past of a stand-up comic well-known for his irreverent and dark humour but not for his contribution to Indian chess. If it was Queen’s Gambit on Netflix that saw ...

Rochester, N.Y. — A man was stabbed Saturday afternoon on Cottage Street near South Plymouth Avenue in Rochester's 19th Ward, according to police. He remains hospitalized in stable condition.