Magnus Carlsen held his ground to secure a draw against Hikaru Nakamura in the second leg of the final, ultimately clinching ...

and standard chess rules would call a draw on 50 moves without a capture or pawn move. In 1920, the machine got a facelift, although it used the same algorithm. Now normal chess pieces were moved ...

In the studio, ex-"Traitors" contestant and chess coach Anthony Mathurin and British grandmaster David Howell explain moves "without patronising more experienced players", with "positively pawn ...

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are set for a dream final in Paris after defeating Fabiano Caruana and Vincent Keymer ...

Divya Deshmukh overcame a disruptive wedding reception and defeated Nurgyul Salimova at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Pune. Play was briefly halted d ...

Chess is often seen as a tool to aid rational ... understand square control and the importance of making or limiting pawn moves. Some puzzles explain the value, function, strengths and ...

Hikaru Nakamura commits a late blunder to allow Magnus Carlsen to win Game 1 of their blockbuster final after putting up a ...

There’s a moment in many great games where nothing flashy happens. A pawn is moved. A bishop steps back. A rook shuffles ...

For two days in a row, I felt so clueless out of the opening phase. That’s the beauty of the game, it's supposed to be hard” ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2, the ...

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana played out a captivating draw in the first leg of their semifinal in the Freestyle Chess ...