Even before the Queen’s Gambit boom, he was a celebrity in the chess world who was regularly mobbed by his admirers at events ...

Chess boxing got its start in a graphic novel. Now actual competitors fight for knockouts and checkmates. Russia has dominated for years, but the sport's popularity is growing in the U.S.

Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old standard-bearer in the world of competitive speed chess that flourished in the COVID-19 pandemic, died over the weekend and leaves behind a legacy as one of the greats ...

Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher headline the Cold War musical about two warring chess champions.