Patrick Wolff, a candidate for California Insurance Commissioner, plays chess with community members at Capitol Park on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Wolff has been traveling the state challenging the ...

New research using chess960 shows that changing the starting layout can rebalance chess and alter how difficult early ...

An 8-year-old chess prodigy made history as the youngest player to defeat a chess grandmaster. The boy, Aswath Kaushik, beat Jacek Stopa at a chess tournament in Switzerland. Kaushik, who was born in ...

GothamChess book banned at Speed Chess Championship Finals sparks confusion and debate among chess fans ahead of the London event.

Chess.com has a new subscription option for chess families and tight-knit players: a friends and family plan. The site, where players around the world can face off against live opponents, play bots, ...

Indian chess star Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu has been confirmed for Norway Chess 2026. The grandmaster qualified for the 2026 ...