Buettner enjoys the game, he said, but found professional tournaments unwatchable. “I almost fell asleep,” Buettner said. “It was so boring just to watch two people play chess.” ...

For most players, the statement is obviously true ... he muttered to his opponent during a 2007 game, channelling more pro wrestler than chess scholar. “Let’s go—come on, come on, bring ...

Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...

The first chess Olympiad or world tournament was held in 1927 in London and was won by Hungary. Poland didn’t take part, probably because the tournament’s regulations prohibited the entry of ...

Using a database of tens of thousands of top-level games, Kenneth Regan, himself an international chess master, has devised a program that can help determine whether a player is playing ... to prevent ...

South Africans are playing chess in ever-greater numbers online and at clubs. That's a great thing. Building a strong chess ...

When venture capital firm WestBridge invited one of the world’s most famous chess players for an “offbeat” talk with investors about chess patterns, it resulted in a partnership that six ...

(PTI) Recently, Gukesh attended India Today Conclave 2025, and opened up on the early struggles his parents had to face, so that he could become a professional chess player. “I remember my ...