For White, who possesses the advantage of the first move, hypermodern openings offer a unique blend of flexibility and ...

I’m embarrassed to admit this in my mid-forties, but I’ve never understood chess well enough to play a full game. My son and daughter both learned how to play in elementary school. I was glad they had ...

Swifties have had an opportunity to dissect more about Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce than ever before. When the couple appeared together on the New Heights podcast—the show co-hosted ...

Goa will host the FIDE World Cup 2025 from October 31 to November 27, featuring 206 players competing for a $2 million prize and 3 qualifying spots for 2026 Candidates Tournament. This eight-round ...

Garry Kasparov ignited controversy by suggesting Gukesh's world title lacks the prestige of past champions, despite Gukesh winning fairly. He implied Magnus Carlsen's era redefined the title's ...

Crossing three international bridges and paying hefty fees at each checkpoint, the Seder family from the West Bank embarked on an exhausting journey to reach Abu Dhabi's chess festival. But for them, ...

Jamie Stevenson (left) and James White were both involved in drug smuggling The jailing of hundreds of Scottish gangsters has left prison staff playing what has been described as "a daily game of ...

London Spirit host Southern Brave on Saturday in the women's Hundred live on BBC iPlayer from 14:30 BST. The men's match is on BBC Two from 18:00. Most of the leading run-scorers in this year's ...

What are the best auto battlers? The auto chess and auto battler genre may have been a flash in the pan, but it's been a fascinating one to watch. It all started with Dota Auto Chess, a custom game ...

This story is part of a three-part investigative series on Oregon's sex offender population. Learn more about how sex offenders are monitored and how they're treated in Part II and Part III of this ...

Aarini Lahoty, just five years old, has created history by becoming the youngest girl globally to earn FIDE ratings in all three formats - classical, rapid and blitz chess. The Delhi youngster now ...

Vladimir Putin's Russia has been accused by the EU's ambassador to Ukraine of targeting the country's government directly with a cluster missile strike. Earlier, the Kremlin responded after Donald ...