The sheer number of accounts (often boosted by blue checks) taking the post seriously is staggering. The furious replies ...

The chess world erupted over a cheeky joke from Chess.com asking players for “new name ideas” for one of the game’s pieces.

Right-wing activists are crying foul and accusing Chess.com of religious persecution. The hysteria was caused by a poll post ...

He's still in pre-school and has been playing the game for just over a year. But he's already done enough to become the ...

The self-destruction of the Austrian army in 1788 caused Austria to lose the Battle of Karansebes to the Turks. Karansebes is in modern day Romania. Austrian soldiers mistook each other for the enemy, ...

In a rare double unlikely to be replicated, the new world chess champion is an 18-year-old grandmaster from the Indian city ...

To casual observers, chess could seem boring. To Ben Foley, chess is an exciting game that can impart many valuable lessons. He says it teaches kids to concentrate, exercise patience, think critically ...

The Chess.com Rename the Bishop Controversy refers to backlash over a joke posted by the chess.com X / Twitter account in mid ...

Vladimir Putin is often seen as a master tactician by his admirers, but he faces pressure from all sides as the world waits ...

In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches in the 21st century have often had an international character, with up to a ...