In chess as in life, people use memory as a shortcut for decision-making. That strategy can backfire when the present doesn’t resemblance the past.

The Women’s World Chess Championship match concluded mid-April ... is two moves away from reaching the eighth rank and ...

April. Reigning champion Wenjun Ju faced fellow countrywoman Zhongyi Tan of China. Ju dominated the match and won before ...

Kasparov, the six-time world champion and Russian dissident, highlighted how Dvorkovich has repeatedly used chess diplomacy ...

She lost in 85 moves with Mungnutuul's 'a' pawn cleared in the rook vs knight endgame and black knight set to fall. K Humpy, playing with black pieces, held R Vaishali to a draw. When the moves ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2, the ...

When Shaddai started playing chess in prison, he said he remembered his teacher’s words of wisdom. “Mr. Wendell said that ...

Aravindh Chithambaram had a good second day as he beat former World champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and drew the last ...