The world chess federation (Fide) has said it is examining public attacks former world champion Vladimir Kramnik made against Daniel Naroditsky before the US grandmaster's death.

Pandemic boredom and a Netflix mini-series, “The Queen’s Gambit,” added to the game’s sudden popularity. But Chess.com was also plotting its own moves. Danny Rensch, left, chief chess officer of Chess ...

Chess.com reaches a new membership milestone as it nears its 20th birthday. Chess.com, the online chess platform that was founded in 2005 and launched in 2007, has surpassed 200 million members. Of ...

A child prodigy has set a new record in the chess world by besting a grandmaster nearly 30 years older than him on Sunday. At just 8-years-old, Singaporean chess prodigy Ashwath Kaushik became the ...

The Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit and lockdowns may have catalyzed a chess renaissance, but Chess.com’s savvy and often comical marketing strategy has grown it into new—and younger—markets over the ...

Not too long ago, chess-playing computers—the supervillain of many a human grandmaster—were as intimidating physically as they were virtually: bulky, sturdy, sleek, jet-black monoliths in miniature, ...