City lad four-year-old Anish Sarkar after becoming world's youngest-rated player by earning his first FIDE rating is a pride for the state and also the nation.

At a time before his country became a chess powerhouse, he defeated four world champions, including Bobby Fischer and another ...

There’s a moment in many great games where nothing flashy happens. A pawn is moved. A bishop steps back. A rook shuffles ...

ISMAGI is hosting the first edition of the International University Chess Tournament under the theme: «Chess, a Lever for ...

Ephrata’s Nicholas Keller during 100-meter dash at a L-L League Section One track and field meet at Ephrata’s middle school ...

Magnus Carlsen shattered records with his unprecedented 2882 Elo peak. Here are the players with highest ratings achieved in ...

He's no Anatoly Karpov aspirant nor a Garry Kasparov wannabe. Why should he? Nope, Teh Wee Zhun is a man of the times, and to him, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is the be all and end ...

1966 — P Tom Seaver signs with the NY Mets. 1975 — Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it, title awarded to Russian Anatoly Karpov. 1977 — Jean Ratelle of the Boston ...

1975 — Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it, title awarded to Russian Anatoly Karpov. 1977 — Jean Ratelle of the Boston Bruins scores his 1,000th point with an ...