the 1984 World Chess Championship began on September 10. Nine games and 25 days in, Karpov had established a seemingly unassailable 4-0 lead. As Kasparov began to get more of a handle on the match ...

The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games, sparking debates that continue to this day. The five ...

Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from chess’s global governing body.

The former world champion chess player is an outspoken critic of the Russian president, who he warns is capable of anything ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match, has ...

The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games. Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated India's ...

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, the head of a pro-democracy group in his native Russia, was granted Croatian citizenship. (JTA) — Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov ...

The world of chess has produced some brilliant minds, but their outspokenness on political matters varies greatly. While some, like Garry Kasparov, use their platform to be vocal critics ...