CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A chess phenom from North Carolina died unexpectedly at 29 years old, his club announced on Monday. Daniel Naroditsky, a grandmaster from the Charlotte Chess Center, ...

PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) - Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World Cup, hoping to attract new audiences as the ...

India is set to host the 2025 FIDE World Cup, a prestigious chess tournament scheduled from October 30 to November 2. The event will feature 206 players competing in a single-elimination format. The ...

Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip have clinched their US Chess Championship titles for 2025. Caruana secured his fifth overall championship with a fourth consecutive win, while Yip earned her fourth ...

Picture this: It’s a Thursday night in Santa Monica, and you’re feeling good. You’re sitting across from a cute stranger, and the vibes are vibing. In a spacious warehouse-style space, which might ...

Nicole Clark (she/her) is a culture editor at Polygon, and a critic covering internet culture, video games, books, and TV, with work in the NY Times, Vice, and Catapult. The chess cheating scandal ...

Stars like Hikaru Nakamura are helping the classic game reach a new audience Stars like Hikaru Nakamura are helping the classic game reach a new audience is an entertainment editor covering streaming, ...

Chess has always been a part of Henry Lien’s life. He’s played it since he was 5 years old or so, his tiny hands just big enough to hold the pieces. He grew up in a part of the Bay Area, Marin, which ...

Ever since he beat the greatest chess player who ever lived, Hans Niemann has been called a cheat. The 19-year-old’s surprising victory over Magnus Carlsen in St. Louis on September 4 led to ...