Rachel Syme writes about her great-grandfather Harold Meyer Phillips, who was one of the most eminent figures in American chess, and a family heirloom—a chess set that is somehow related to the ...

Once thriving with global orders, Amritsar’s chess industry has witnessed a rapid decline in sales due to bureaucratic hurdles and rising costs.

For professional players, it means that chess may finally begin to deliver the financial rewards appropriate to a demanding type of competition that asks for a near-lifetime commitment.