A day after his dramatic defeat to D Gukesh in Round 6 of the Norway Chess tournament, Magnus Carlsen acknowledged the world champion's "energy" and "fighting qualities", conceding that on a ...

Tournament officials consulted security camera footage, where they saw Abakarova walking through a nearly empty room of chess tables some 20 minutes before play was to begin. (In one news account ...

Teenager shows great fighting spirit to hold veteran Koneru Humpy to two draws before prevailing in rapid format ...

Around 20 minutes before the match was due to start, security camera footage caught Abakarova approaching the table, before smearing liquid mercury from a thermometer over the chess board and pieces.

It was a big day for Indian chess. On Monday, 18-year-old Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women’s ...

Divya Deshmukh has scripted history after she defeated Kenoru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup. Humpy ...