Chess is boring. I'm boring too so I enjoy it anyways, but I can't help but think "I could design it better." Normally in chess players move sequentially in turns, but this introduces a huge latency ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Take some fresh sushi, a little fried rice and some orange chicken mix it with a Knight, a Rook or Pawn, and you have the ...

Diving chess is played at the bottom of a swimming pool, using a chessboard with magnetic chess pieces. The players dive underwater to observe the position and consider and play their move before they ...

Magnus Carlsen reclaimed the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after forfeiting the title last year over an infamous dress code violation for wearing jeans during the event. The World No 1 finished ...

It wasn't just D Gukesh's historic success which laid the platform for 2025; it was also Koneru Humpy, the reigning two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. 2025 turned out to be the year, as ...

Magnus Carlsen lost his cool after losing a game on Day 2 of the event. Image: X/FIDE Magnus Carlsen once again found himself at the centre of controversy during the ongoing FIDE World Rapid Chess ...

Reigning classical world champion D Gukesh, India’s Arjun Erigaisi and world No.1 Magnus Carlsen surged into a share of the lead after a thrilling opening day at the FIDE World Rapid Championships on ...

In a study published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Julien Hiquet and Dr. Rémi Méreuze analyzed the remains of a unique mosaic-style patolli game board discovered in the Classic Period city of ...

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana speaks to Rupha Ramani on the latest episode of First Sports Chess has witnessed a meteoric rise in India in recent years, the nation going from winning a bronze ...