Games don’t make you smarter, but they can support your brain, regardless of your age. Different games sharpen different ...

Nihal won on Friday evening, after the passing of his maternal grandfather - who had taught him the sport - on Thursday night ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance." ...

Nihal drew with Viswanathan Anand in the ninth and final round to finish half a point ahead of the veteran, and claim the ...

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

PV Sindhu's first tournament of 2026, and post injury comeback, continued to be a fruitful one as she reached the semifinals ...

FIDE had organised two Fischer Random World Championships in 2019 and 2022. Nakamura was the winner of the second tournament ...

Young grandmaster Nihal Sarin overcame grief to win the Tata Steel Chess Rapid title on Friday, January 9. Sarin lost his ...

Young Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin emerged champion at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on Friday, clinching the Rapid ...

On a Wednesday night in July, chess boards and timers crowd tables at Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall. About 50 people play chess ...