Chess, Dejan Joveljic says, is all about thinking ahead, being patient and working the board to your advantage. And if you do all that correctly and in concert, you can bend an opponent to your will.

While following the official FIDE commentary can feel like watching a different sport altogether, the distinction lies in ...

What do Pope John Paul II, Benjamin Franklin, St. Theresa of Avila and Harry Potter possibly have in common? Their love for chess, of course. “Life is kind of chess,” wrote Franklin, “with struggle, ...

In our second game, I had the black pieces. I steered into one of my favorite lines of the rock-solid Caro-Kann. Before too long, I was able to exchange off some of Sharansky’s most actively placed ...

I am going to fully admit that my knowledge of chess is fairly limited, beyond having played it as a kid and then again with my kids until they could beat me. I don’t truly consider it a sport, at ...

Peter Giannatos, a close friend of the chess star, tells PEOPLE about his friendship with Naroditsky and the final days ...

The World Chess Federation said Wednesday it will investigate whether Russian chess champ Vladimir Kramnik should be disciplined for the disparaging public statements he made "before and after the ...

Cheating seems to become more prevalent in competitions every day. Be it cycling, football, baseball, poker, professional fishing, esports or even chess, scandals are emerging at a shocking rate.