Sport is often romanticised as a space untouched by politics, a level playing field where preparation, talent and composure determine the outcome. Yet time and again, global events intrude upon this ...

The weight of the world title can break even the strongest of players. For 19-year-old D. Gukesh, the pressure recently reached a visible breaking point at the 2026 Prague Masters. Why is the World ...

CHARLESTON — When he was 3 years old, Sav Strickland played his first game of chess. He spotted a board while at a coffee shop with his dad and ran to grab it, begging to set it up. His father, ...

The history of chess is filled with prodigies who seemed destined for greatness before they became adults. Interestingly, elite chess players spend thousands of hours training before they reach their ...

Judit Polgár was the No.1 ranked woman chess player in the world for over 25 years—from the age of 13 in 1989 till 2014 when she retired. She also became the youngest chess grandmaster (GM) at the age ...

Shreyas became Britain's youngest Chess Grandmaster at the age of 15 In a silent school hall on the Isle of Wight the air is thick with tension. Faces twitch nervously, feet shake vigorously under ...

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2026 American Cup, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at its newly expanded and recently reopened facility, will return March 2–13, 2026, continuing its ...

Daniel Naroditsky, one of the world’s greatest chess champions and a coach at the Charlotte Chess Center, died of cardiac arrhythmia, or an abnormal heartbeat, after ingesting methamphetamine and ...

A cause of death has been determined for chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, who passed away suddenly in October of 2025. According to TMZ, Naroditsky died of accidental poisoning after ingesting a ...

With the penny going away, what should you do with the ones in your coin jar? Trainor tells haters she 'Still Don't Care,' with new album and tour Inside GM's new world headquarters: Modernized ...

While we may be used to the spectator sports of Bloomsday, Hoopfest or Gonzaga basketball, the halls of the Spokane Convention Center are giving way this weekend to something a little less... loud.

The 24 Hour Citizen Project will be hosting its project pitches Saturday. Check out which projects are on the table this year. The program aims to connect people with community-focused ideas with ...