Flank Pressure: Engines often push rook pawns (a- or h-) to provoke weaknesses, a tactic Carlsen now uses to unsettle opponents. This isn’t just about attack—it’s about forcing concessions, a lesson ...

Indian Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram came out as joint-leaders after the end of Round 4.

Many of the chess games which I have replayed were decided in the middle game; either from material advantages, passed pawns, ...

Families and freed Israeli hostages urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully implement the Gaza ceasefire deal and prevent a return to war.

If you've ever watched the stock market plummet, seen businesses fold, and felt the collective anxiety of a nation sinking ...

The day provided just one decisive game with Wei Yi cashing in on his new-found form to beat Shankland. Anish played out a ...

Photo credit: John Mangione It’s black and white, like a giant chess board for giants with really bad posture. I half expected to see life-sized pawns shuffling around ... Photo credit: F H. Beds that ...

In football, the old adage is that a great defense wins championships. The Philadelphia Eagles won last month’s Super Bowl with great defense. This is in the tradition other champions, ...

Grandmaster Wei Yi, impressed by the Indian prodigy, prepares to compete in the Norway Chess 2025 against top ... lost the third game because he was a pawn up. Q. Do you think the winner of ...

Given the direct US talks with Russia, it seems Ukraine will be reduced to a mere pawn on the diplomatic chessboard laid out by Trump and Putin. Trump's stance will also destabilise NATO and cause ...