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

Hikaru Nakamura was steering Game 1 of his blockbuster showdown with Magnus Carlsen towards a draw when his decision to ...

Hikaru Nakamura commits a late blunder to allow Magnus Carlsen to win Game 1 of their blockbuster final after putting up a ...

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana played out a captivating draw in the first leg of their semifinal in the Freestyle Chess ...

Paul Morphy helped to put New Orleans on the map by playing chess. He was outwitting top international chess players when he was 12.

Some way through this challenging puzzle game, you might have discovered the secret Blue Prince chessboard, and here’s what ...

Arjun Erigaisi defeated Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen in the opening two rounds of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in ...

Four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun beat challenger GM Tan Zhongyi in Game 3 to level the 12-match series at 1.5-1.5 in ...

Over time the column will aspire to publish the ten most remarkable chess games ever played. Grandmaster experts have tested ...

This article is rated “CIR” for Chess and International Relations enthusiasts. May contain references to your favourite or most disliked world ...

Visual memory is one of the key factors in chess ... a bishop and misplaced a rook, while the club player set up less than a third of the men correctly. Strong players visualise the pieces ...