World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen shared a text that FIDE chief Dvorkovich had sent to his father, Henrik, before demanding the ...

Niemann has been involved in a public feud with Carlsen since the five-time world champion accused his American opponent of ...

Known for his outspoken personality on chess forums and social media, chess legend Vladimir Kramnik recently accused Magnus Carlsen of blackmailing FIDE, into coming to an agreement with the ...

“He that plays first…has the attack.” That said, you might ask, then, what is the advantage of making the first move? That question is simple enough for even a non-chess brain like mine to answe ...

Shahade told me that, in addition to the gender imbalance, part of the issue is that chess is "complex to attack because there's so many different cultures," adding that "every country might have ...

Niemann was responding to Carlsen's own attack on FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, where he accused FIDE of "coercion of ...

Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Parents and coaches of youth chess players believe girls and women have less potential than their male counterparts, according to a ...

Historically, chess players tend to peak in their 30s. It is an ominous sign that Prag is only 19 tears old, and Gukesh, 18.

Gukesh loses his first game as Chess World Champion with another Arjun ... Gukesh had opened up his king to an attack and Erigaisi responded in kind. He played a highly-accurate game then, and ...