Saturday’s 11th game of the best-of-12 World Chess Championship in New York City was a quick, 34-move draw — the ninth draw of the match — and took just more than three hours.

The 2024 World Chess Championship is set to kick off this week, a showdown between 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India and reigning champion Ding Liren of China.

D Gukesh inspires young chess talents like Vincent Keymer. Keymer, who was a second to Gukesh, admires his flexibility. He ...

With the Women’s World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they’re making ...

At the World Chess Championship, defending champion Ding Liren from China duels with Dommaraju Gukesh from India. For the first time, the men's title fight is an all-Asian affair.

The world of chess has been going through somewhat of an evolution in recent years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down ...

A World Chess Championship Without the World’s Best Player A victory by Ian Nepomniachtchi or Ding Liren would come with political overtones. But Magnus Carlsen’s absence is the talk of the final.

However, this year’s World Chess Championship is somewhat different following reigning champion and five-time winner Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal and, therefore, abdication of his crown.

The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, the world No. 1, defending his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. It was Carlsen’s fifth ...

K.S.R.A. Praneeth, an 18-year-old battling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, competed in the World IPCA Chess Championship in Goa, earning a medal and boosting his FIDE rating. Despite health challenges, ...