Medieval chess was more inclusive than the world around it

Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

Choreographer Lorin Latarro on Modernizing ‘Chess,’ Empowering Her Female Ensemble During ‘One Night in Bangkok’ and the Dance Move that Took Six Hours …

The show is set amid the Cold War and follows Freddie Trumper (Tveit) and a Soviet chess champion, Anatoly Sergievsky ...

Magnet chess game sold on Amazon, Etsy recalled for serious injury risk

A magnet chess game sold online has been recalled for a serious injury risk, according to a notice from the CPSC.
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Malaysia Triumphs in Magic Chess: Go Go’s Historic SEA Games 2025 Debut

In this captivating showmatch, four countries locked horns: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Each nation was represented by two players, competing fiercely across five matches. The ...
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Prague Chess Festival 2026: Aravindh beats van Foreest; Gukesh draws again

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Netherland’s Jorden van Foreest, while world champion D. Gukesh’s winless run continued as he played out another draw, this time against Vincent ...

'Curling is basically chess on ice'

The 2026 Winter Olympics was Team GB's most successful games ever. One sport that we saw a LOT of was the curling, a game ...
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Chess-Dutch chess grandmaster Timman, 'the best of the West', dies at age 74

AMSTERDAM, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Dutch chess grandmaster Jan Timman, known as "the best of the West" in a time when chess was dominated by players from the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 74, the ...