The majestic Weissenhaus estate has been owned by nobles, survived a devastating fire and hosted world leaders. Its striking ...

The Freestyle tournament was founded by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer and is currently promoted by Norwegian chess grandmaster and world champion Magnus Carlsen. The final of the freestyle ...

Divided into three parts and spread across 10 chapters, The Chess Revolution effectively covers aspects such as the meaning ...

Let's take a look at the top five male chess players who have spent the longest period as World No. 1. A Soviet Union/Russian ...

When they kicked him out of a tournament for his dress, chess authorities made Magnus Carlsen's jeans valuable. Find out how ...

Here we take a look at the top five youngest male to become chess World No. 1. Magnus Carlsen is on top of the list.

The world champion, dethroned by the American in the middle of the Cold War, died on February 27 in Moscow at the age of 88 ...

American GM Hans Niemann has accepted Russian GM Daniil Dubov’s challenge to prove his innocence in cheating scandal.

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director ...

Boris Spassky, who represented Russia and France in his illustrious chess career, died at the age of 88. Back in 1972, ...

A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was ...