McKinney chess grandmaster Andy Woodward, 16, returns to St. Louis to defend his U.S. Junior Championship title after an undefeated run last year.

WASHINGTON — Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old from London, has made history at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, becoming the youngest female player ever to beat a chess grandmaster.

On July 11, the African continental stage of the World School Team Chess Championship (WSTC) concluded in Cape Town. The ...

The African leg of the World Schools Team Chess Championship (WSTC) has come to a close in Stellenbosch, where school teams from Uganda, Kenya and South Africa claimed the top three places. The ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – More than 100 chess players are expected to compete for $3,200 and other trophies as the annual Green Bay Open Chess Championship Tournament returns for its 49th year. This ...

As the 2026 World Chess Championship approaches, the spotlight is firmly on D Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov. While both ...

Shrewd or boorish? American chess prodigy defeated Soviet champion in '72 world championship match.

FIDE has approved of a new system of qualifications for the Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments of 2028.

GUYANA had an excellent showing at the recently concluded CARIFTA Chess Championship 2026 last Saturday, July 11, in the Under-18 and Under-16 Categories in a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has made history by becoming the ...

Magnus Carlsen remains the best player in the world even in classical chess despite rarely playing the traditional format ...

Pakistan, July 17 -- The 34th National Men's Chess Championship and the 10th National Women's Chess Championship concluded at ...