Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new set of rules and is engaged in an ongoing battle with the World Chess ...

"Because chess is going to be one of those games where it's not something you're going to learn or master right away.” ...

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

For decades, Soviet and Russian players dominated the world championship, with only a few exceptions like Bobby Fischer and Anand breaking the mold. This year, however, there are no Russian ...

1975 — Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to ... 1983 — 2nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: USC beats Louisiana Tech, 69-67. 1987 — Chicago Cubs trade Dennis ...

Gukesh deserving challenger despite Carlsen's absence & Ding's problems Magnus Carlsen continues to prove - partly due to a FIDE rating system that doesn't punish inactivity - that he is the best ...

1975 — Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it ... 1983 — 2nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: USC beats Louisiana Tech, 69-67. 1987 — Chicago Cubs trade Dennis ...

Courtesy of wikimedia commons There’s a new sort of chess. It’s flashy, it’s exciting. It’s called Freestyle Chess, or ...

Bobby Fischer was a national hero for wresting the world championship away from our cold war rivals, the Russians, but he was hardly a model of how to lead a balanced life. When a television talk ...

HUNGARIAN International Chess Grandmaster Judit Polgar is scheduled to visit Jamaica during the imminent Easter holidays.

1989 — Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 in overtime to win the NCAA basketball championship. Rumeal Robinson hits two free throws with three seconds left for the Wolverines. It’s the first time that a ...