Toini Shikongo, a promising young Namibian chess player, is steadily making her mark on the country's chess scene through discipline, talent, and determination.Born and raised in Windhoek, Shikongo's ...

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Not long ago, chess was something people associated with school clubs or older generations. Now it’s quietly coming back. You ...

A new chess club is coming to town, led by a longtime player and organizer who says the goal is simple: to create a welcoming ...

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When most people think of chess, they picture elderly gentlemen hunched over boards in the park, contemplating their next ...

The field-level concourse at Busch Stadium usually echoes with the crack of a bat. Last Thursday, it was filled instead with the rhythmic clicking of chess pieces. The First Responders Chess Helping ...

Aven Beach, 9, has been playing chess for nearly two years after becoming interested in a dusty chess board in their home. “I ...

And yet, as a three-time National Chess Champion and a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, I love to play against them. Not ...

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...

HANS NIEMANN CRINKLES his nose, leans forward and, without regard to polite society enjoying brunch on this spring Sunday morning in New York, launches into Joe Rogan and anal beads. "What type of..." ...

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest player in history. However, it cannot replace him. These super-strong platforms ...