The weight of the world title can break even the strongest of players. For 19-year-old D. Gukesh, the pressure recently ...

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ARSENAL star Eberechi Eze played against the five-time World Chess champion – and beat him. Eze, 27, may be going for the Premier League title with Arsenal. But he likes to relax by playing ...

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.

Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik is being investigated for bullying and harassment over his comments about a rival, Daniel Naroditsky, world chess governing body FIDE has announced.

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 is all set to begin in Germany with Magnus Carlsen leading the field. Here’s ...

FILE - Russia's Vladimir Kramnik meets the media during a news conference after the 10th game of the Chess World Championship in the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, ...