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.

The world No 1 won his 21st global title by defeating his old rival Fabiano Caruana in Freestyle chess at Weissenhaus in Germany ...

Chess grandmaster Jan Timman, who twice contested the world title in the 1980s, has died at his home in Arnhem at the age of 74. Timman was hailed as the “best of the West” in the 1980s, a period ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov criticized President Donald Trump, claiming his administration deliberately acted in ways ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great ...

A nice piece, which I enjoyed and thought I'd pass along. As with all such things, it can't capture the whole picture, but it captures an important part of it, I think. You can see it on Persuasion, ...

Chess champion and political activist Garry Kasparov on how Trump envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on pitching Trump. Thune Breaks With House GOP in High-Stakes Clash 'Dancing With the Stars' Fans ...

I’m probably going to catch a lot of flak for this, but I think the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead is a better movie than the original. Though Romero’s black-and-white 1968 version, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov says everything about the Trump administration’s behavior suggests it has no intention of ...