Among the pieces still in existence from this period are those from the famous Lewis chessmen hoard – the cache ... the ‘spikehead’ form or the ‘Philidor’ sets as used by the French composer and chess ...

This Rolls-Royce of chess sets (sorry) features an aluminium board with a leather base and various options of veneer finish, ...

Hey, I’m Zachary but please call me Zach! I do anything and everything that has to do with chess and make my analysis ...

Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. The platform’s new chess course will use short puzzles, such as moving a knight to the correct spot to practice its L ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world number one, soared to a new landmark in chess history yesterday when the 34-year-old won all his nine games in the Grenke Freestyle Open at Karlsruhe, Germany.

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal seemingly didn't have basketball on his mind when he scurried off the "Inside the NBA" set while the show was airing live. O'Neal, famously known as simply "Shaq ...

A federal judge in Vermont set a hearing for next Wednesday to decide whether to release Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student who was arrested by ICE last week, while his case proceeds.

Katie Boulter’s promising start to the clay-court season came to an abrupt end with a straight-sets defeat to Jasmine Paolini in Madrid. The Italian has considerably more experience and pedigree ...

Emma Raducanu banished her Madrid Open demons of last year as she overcame Suzan Lamens in straight sets to kick off her clay campaign. Raducanu had to recover from a break down in both sets to ...

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's home houses a remarkable collection of chess sets, each with a unique story. From a hefty copper and bronze set acquired in Mexico, insisted upon by his wife, to gifts ...