World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE ...

A chess legend accused Magnus Carlsen of blackmailing FIDE to come to an agreement with the Freestyle Chess Players Club, and also posed a D Gukesh question. Former classical world and world chess ...

The World Championship of the shorter versions of chess, it features the best players in the world, bar the recently-crowned champion in classical chess - Dommaraju D Gukesh. But there's plenty of ...

Gillespie's Chaz Oberkfell rises up in the lane for a shot over Staunton defenders on Thursday in a first-round game at the Carlinville Holiday Tournament. Staunton's Isiah Laux takes the ball to ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - The Staunton Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a garage fire that happened on Mineola Street in Staunton on Tuesday night, according to officials. Staunton Fire and ...

Hot on the heels of the FIDE World Championship that saw Dommaraju Gukesh crowned (classical) chess champion of the world comes FIDE's World Championship for the two faster versions of the sport ...

STAUNTON - No injuries were reported when a fire broke out on Christmas Eve in Staunton. Around 6 p.m., firefighters with the Staunton Fire & Rescue were dispatched to 711 Mineola Street. The initial ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Magnus Carlsen has a vision to transform the ancient game of chess. The grandmaster, a contender to be the ...

Playing in the Don Maurer Invitational for the third straight season, Herb Martin and the Edwardsville Tigers have their eyes set on the top prize in the 16-team field. “All we’ve been ...

Indian chess star Tania Sachdev publicly expressed her disappointment over the Delhi government's lack of recognition for her chess achievements. Despite winning medals at the Chess Olympiad and ...

CHENNAI – “Which is king?” asks 25-year-old chess coach Selva Bharathy. A small group of children, aged between five and 10, hold the piece aloft promptly in their outstretched right hands ...

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju shocked the world of chess on Thursday when he became the youngest world champion at the age of just 18. The Chennai-born prodigy defeated defending champion ...