With all the pieces visible to both players and all the rules much pretty set in concrete, it’s hard to think of a good April ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No1, made a cameo appearance via video in last Monday’s third episode of BBC2’s Chess Masters: The Endgame, challenging contestants to memorise a position from a “special” ...

We know that chess has that, and billiards has that. Ping-pong has that, too. Every game has a connection to how we conceive nature and landscape, how we order and we structure reality. In the case of ...

The history of chess is riddled with missed opportunities.

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Since the beginning of the Space Age, scientists have understood that going into space can have a significant impact on human physiology. Long periods spent in microgravity, for example, are known ...

They face a brain-boggling puzzle and a high-stakes speed chess battle. Show more Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community ...

As Central Asia becomes a stage for Russian and Chinese rivalry, their political influence and economic investments reshape the region’s dynamics One of the hallmarks of the 21st-century international ...

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AFTER D Gukesh, India has another 18-year-old world champion on the 64 squares. Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh became the World Junior Chess Champion 2025 in the open section in Petrovac, Montenegro, on ...

How it works: Across eight episodes the passionate amateur players (chosen by rankings) go head-to-head in a series of rapid chess games, puzzles and knock-out rounds rather than just ...