Russian-born chess grandmaster and émigré Gennadi “Genna” Sosonko still remembers where he was 40 years ago today, when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry ...

A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as “lazy” and was open about using alcohol and drugs early on.

Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik, the 12th, 13th and 14th world chess champions, released an open letter Friday to the global chess community, protesting against the latest actions ...

Chess eminences Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are dusting off their knights and pawns for an exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout — a grueling one that lasted ...

Jan Timman, the chess grandmaster who has died aged 74, was one of the world’s finest players from the 1970s through to the ...