C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long ...

This smart chess board blends the tactile joy of in-person play with the global reach of online opponents.

The world champion leads compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov on tie break criteria. Can he hold on?

At just nine years old, Rayan Rashid Mugdho, a young chess prodigy from Dhaka, has achieved what many seasoned players can only dream of—defeating five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen. This ...