A Canadian journalist’s book analyses an ecosystem proliferated by genius, prodigies, oddballs and eccentrics, all of this ...

And yet, as a three-time National Chess Champion and a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, I love to play against them. Not because they push me to play my best, but because of what they reveal ...

Some locker rooms are filled with chess players -- from multitime NBA champions like Draymond Green and Klay Thompson to ...

An ultra-wealthy German Internet entrepreneur who made his fortune in telecommunications and digital media now lives in ...

American Hans Niemann, who has been accused of cheating in chess, said the legendary Bobby Fischer is his greatest inspiration.

In its opening moments, Untold: Chess Mates contextualizes a cheating scandal that rocked the top tiers of competitive chess ...

Winning at chess mattered during the Cold War. Ideological and national pride was at stake, and the competition was keen at any engagement. It wasn’t just headline matches like the US’s Bobby ...

Everybody heard the outlandish cheating accusations. Now Hans Niemann is ready to fight for his reputation, and a chess world ...

The Illini (28-8) have evolved since last they met the Huskies (33-5), but Dan Hurley and his crew aren't about to roll over a game away from the natty ...

The Uzbek grandmaster has scored 3.5/4, including an impressive victory against the world No 3 and Candidates favourite, Fabiano Caruana ...

1989 — Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 in overtime to win the NCAA basketball championship. Rumeal Robinson hits two free ...

The Candidates chess tournament, which started in Cyprus on Sunday, has taken care that the men won’t lose on time. But only ...