The World Rapid Chess Championships descended into farce after officials fined the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, for ...

The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

“I think chess in an esports arena is an exciting prospect. You play chess online, so there is already that component to it – but what we need is a different setting with a louder audience and ...

For the first three decades of my life, I'd had fleeting phases of mild interest in chess, playing the occasional game online while procrastinating or over the board with a drink. But the game's ...

With his legendary career and ability to captivate audiences, Magnus has elevated Chess from a traditional board game to a modern global online phenomenon, setting it on a path into the esports ...

but there are concerns that while many women have been brought into the game, there has been a tendency to objectify and sexualize them—the Botez sisters, popular online chess personalities, ...

The world's top chess player quit a major tournament in New ... Carlsen was not permitted to play in the tournament's ninth round, disqualifying him from further participation.