The San Antonio Spurs center played an opening move of chess against Chicago Bulls mascot Benny the Bull on Monday.

Benny the Bull challenged Victor Wembanyama and his Spurs teammates to a game of chess in the middle of their warmups.

The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

D Gukesh, fresh off his World Chess Championship win, is preparing for a challenging 2025, with upcoming matches against ...

Intelligence is attractive, and so are these 11 chess grandmasters and players, whose moves have us locked in checkmate.

The FT recently interviewed Carlsen about his role in Freestyle Chess , where the positions of the back rank pieces are ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world ...

Chess prodigy D Gukesh has reached new heights with a World Championship win and the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna ...

Can Board Games Boost a Footballer’s Edge?In the latest Mind-Field Podcast from Anfield Index, hosts Dr Andrew Vincent and Allen O’Donoghue explored an intriguing ...

Chess players weren’t happy when Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to end the FIDE championship in a tie.

Vantika Agrawal celebrates her Arjuna Award, viewing it as pivotal in her career. Now ranked 39th globally in women's chess, ...