A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh ...

Peter Molyneux--creator of Fable and various popular "god" games like Black & White--has released what he says is his final ...

The NBA playoffs become chess matches for coaches. After wins and losses, they work on adjustments during practices to ...

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...

The new feature-length doc tells the story of Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian Grandmaster and the No. 1 chess player in the world ...

Ten seconds left. Ball in LeBron James' hands. With the Milwaukee Bucks clinging to a two-point lead against the Los Angeles Lakers, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo read the play. Defending James, ...

When Bianca Mitchell-Avila was 16 years old, she first had the idea for the documentary that became “Madwomen’s Game.” The premise was simple: it would highlight and empower the real-life women ...

What looked like a normal chess game suddenly swung on a single decision. One move changed the balance, opened the position, and left the rest of the game feeling almost inevitable. That is what makes ...

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...

Ten minutes past one in the afternoon—and Magnus Carlsen’s world was crashing down around him. This can’t be happening. Magnus ran a hand through his disheveled mane of auburn hair, a chaotic halo ...

It did not take long for this chess game to feel different. Within seconds, the moves had a level of confidence and precision that instantly stood out. What looked casual at first quickly turned into ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - David Kerkhove has played chess for more than fifty years. Starting as a school kid in Sioux Falls. “Well, I met somebody at Patrick Henry who played, although my ...