In chess, we normally start with a handshake, here you just wave,” said Igor Khmelnitsky, an international chess master.

World Chess Day, celebrated annually on July 20th, commemorates the founding of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and ...

International Chess Day or World Chess Day is observed globally every year on July 20 to honour one of the world’s oldest and most strategic board games. In 2025, chess enthusiasts from all corners of ...

R Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen in freestyle chess. His rise, along with D Gukesh, signals India's emerging dominance in global chess, especially among the younger generation. On International ...

The game is receiving much more attention now — it’s frequently mentioned in the media, and people are starting to recognise ...

At 81, Bangladesh’s chess icon Rani Hamid remains an enduring source of inspiration. On International Chess Day, marking 101 ...

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Chess Sports Association is set to host an open national chess championship at KDMA School from ...

Few games can boast a history as rich and enduring as chess. Originating in ancient India as Chaturanga, chess has evolved ...

Online chess has been the main driver of the transformation, especially post the COVID-19 lockdown, which acted as an unexpected fillip.

Magnus Carlsen won the game without losing a single piece, while ChatGPT lost all its pawns, screenshots the Norwegian ...

The historic chess event between the legendary Garry Kasparov and the IBM machine Deep Blue is reimagined and told in ...

Chess.com is one of the biggest digital chess platforms in the world, with over 100 million members. But as the site has grown and become more popular, it has also attracted naughty players who break ...