On a typical day after school, 16-year-old Avi Kaplan can often be found sitting around a table with friends in the throes of a game at his school’s chess club, where he might be sharing a winning ...

The world’s top-ranked chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has drawn an unprecedented game where he played against more than 143,000 players from around the world. The event set a new record for someone ...

At West Berlin’s chess championship in 1984, Danish master Klaus Berg faced off against a nerdy-looking teen from Seattle called Bobby Ferguson. The match lasted only 19 moves. Ferguson suddenly ...

Young chess master Alice Lee, of North Oaks, has taken home her second Women’s American Cup championship after competing last week in St. Louis. The 2025 tournament, organized by the St. Louis Chess ...

AI is transforming chess training by delivering personalized coaching, realistic sparring, and deep analysis that were once reserved for top players. From adaptive opening drills to skill-calibrated ...

French player Yosha Iglesias has achieved a remarkable milestone in her sport. She is the first transgender woman to become an International Master – the second-highest title in the game. The ...

Jessica Hyatt says she began playing chess for the very first time on a computer game at the age of 3. "It was one of the games that I fell in love with," says Hyatt, who is now a world-renowned ...