In a society with increasing equality between the sexes, why do women’s chess tournaments still exist? Most physical sports separate men and women because men have more upper body strength and ...

Returning champion Aleksander Kubica successful defended his title and won the second annual quantum chess tournament during last week's Q2B conference on quantum computing. The tournament was ...

A recent decision by the International Chess Federation to ban transgender women from competing in women-only chess tournaments has sparked criticism from many, as well as raising questions about ...

Chess Club president Alexander Sprague (back left) and vice-president César Gallardo (front right) review game strategies with players before the start of the Spring 2021 Rapid Arena Tournament.

Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi, who once lived in a New York City homeless shelter, has achieved a remarkable title for someone his age: chess master.

40 chess players of all ages faced off in a speed chess tournament Sunday. The first in-person tournament for Play! Hoboken.

Mishra, who described Karjakin as his idol, played in five so-called norm tournaments in Charlotte, N.C., in the fall of 2020 and spring of 2021 but did not achieve a single norm.

Hassanzadeh told NPR that after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the local chapter of the Afghan chess federation held a competition in his hometown of Herat.

Conference rooms A and B of the Holiday Inn Express on Auburn Boulevard were packed with 66 games, with eight more games ...

Eight women—including three who were underage—accused renowned American chess player Alejandro Ramirez of sexual misconduct, allegations dating back more than a decade that chess officials ...

More people in Las Vegas are playing chess at all levels as the Strip prepares to host the 33rd annual North American Open next week.