As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv. An American chess ...

Magnus Carlsen headlines the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 where top Indians like D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa ...

Chess is having a moment. The centuries-old analog game has found new life online, and it hasn’t just grown in popularity — it’s exploded. As people turn toward digital entertainment amid the pandemic ...

Magnus Carlsen is a 24-year-old chess mastermind, who’s currently the top-rated player in the world — and the highest-rated player in the history of chess, period. In 2013, TIME named Carlsen one of ...

Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh Live Streaming, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Game 2: After a thrilling draw in Game 1, Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh are all set to face each other in Game 2 of the ...

Fabiano Caruana is the top-rated American chess player and No. 2 in the world. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Fabiano Caruana was in a bit of a hurry. The top-rated American chess player ...

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A Russian chess champion has been suspended after poisoning her childhood rival ahead of a match by smearing deadly mercury over her pieces. Amina Abakarova, 43, is reported to have said she attacked ...

Earlier last month, a rising chess player Hans Niemann was accused of cheating during tournaments in a way that caused the entire industry to buzz with rumors. Back on September 4th, Niemann defeated ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title. Despite ...

As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv. An American chess ...