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SHERIDAN - A group of men sit around chessboards in the Golden Room at the Sheridan County YMCA. Regularly,…

Chess is definitely one of the most complex board games out there. The amount of possibilities that comes with every move is like trillions and trillions or maybe more than any measuring machine can calculate. We often consider people who…

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“There is always huge popular enthusiasm for the game when important matches and tournaments are going on,” said Michael Hudson, an associate professor at the American University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, who wrote his thesis on chess in…

Anand was invited to visit the club and attend the closing ceremony of the Sharjah International Junior Championships. Gulf today, Staff reporter Sheikh Saud…

(LR) Anthony Mongiello (USVICF Treasurer), Justin Hair, Andrew Skiba, Margret Murphy, (USVI President and Tournament Referee), Colin Peter Heim, Michael Smith and Sasha Sircus. (photo by A. Hoffman LMT, USVICF Secretary) The USVI St. Croix…

Chess grandmasters have never been happier. In a recent chess tournament, the prizes included a crypto and an NFT trophy. This is just one example of how crypto companies are now starting to sponsor huge sporting events. The Meltwater…

During the pandemic, many have sought hobbies to occupy themselves during times of isolation. For sophomore Sam Anthony, that hobby was chess. Anthony is now president of the chess club, which is looking to grow in numbers after recently…

Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika was the target of a sexually-charged letter during a tournament in Latvia last November. His revelation to ESPN comes days after it was reported that at least 15 female chess players had been the target…

sharp bobby fischerthe only North American to have been world chess champion, precisely beating a Soviet champion (later nationalized French) Boris Spassky, that "chess is life". Today, a game of chess is being played in Ukraine between…

Although chess is one of the most incredible games ever created, unlike other sports, there isn't a lot of money swooning around it. However, most people wonder how much money do chess players actually make? Of course, it's not the…

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has been hired as a mentor to Indian players seeking to make the squad for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where the sport will return after a 12-year hiatus . The Indian Chess Federation…

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Fiji could compete with some of the best chess players in the world in the near future if they continue to improve internationally. Fiji is one of 195 countries affiliated with the International Chess Federation and (FIDE) and is…

It's starting to get a little awkward.Photo: GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP (Getty Images)the FIDE World Chess Championship currently underway in Dubai is either an almost perfect showdown between two genius players in their prime, or an absolute!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Since Friday, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi have been spending their days in a glass box in Dubai, vying for the 2021 World Chess Championship. It is a title that the challenger Nepomniachtchi hopes…

The Dubai auditorium which hosts the 2021 World Chess Championship is reminiscent of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Each has a large, dark room with a bright diorama, filled with still drama. And in…

Interest in the sport has skyrocketed due to the downtime many people experienced during the pandemic and the popularity of the Netflix show "The Queen's Gambit" ST. LOUIS - Sunday was the last day of an…

NEW YORK, NY, Nov. 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - Chess genius Magnus Carlsen who concluded his successful defense of the 2016 World Chess Championship match was created by Citrusw00d Productions on the non-fungible OpenSea token market…

NEW YORK, NY, November 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - A Chess Shard from Magnus Carlsen that concluded his successful defense of the 2016 World Chess Championship was created by Citrusw00d Productions in the…

We talked in detail about who is the best chess player and why it is so difficult to estimate (there really isn't a clear conclusion when comparing players from!-->…

Chess is an ancient game that has been enjoyed for centuries. It not only provides entertainment, but also trains and improves intelligence to meet the needs of many players of all ages today - instead of having a limited time together as…

ANI | Update: 07 Oct 2021 14:10 STI Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Oct. 7 (ANI): After receiving a cash bonus for winning medals…

August 24, 2021 11:15 am (UTC + 04:00 am) 3 435 By Laman Ismayilova Azerbaijan has nominated chess players to participate in the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. The national…

The line between an "amateur" chess player and a professional chess player can be thin. Soviet chess masters had other careers, for example, but they wouldn't have gotten very far at all without their chess skills.…

Chess as a game of strategy and intelligence has long been considered a game of thinking. It's a wonderful game to play anytime, anywhere and with almost anyone. July 20 has arrived and for those who don't know, it's International Chess…

Every year 20e July marks the celebration of International Chess Day in honor of the founding of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The motto for International Chess Day 2021 is 'teach someone to play chess'. It is an…

Chess as a game of strategy and intelligence has long been considered a game of thinking. It's a wonderful game to play anytime, anywhere and with almost anyone. July 20 has arrived and for those who don't know, it's…

With the coronavirus outbreak last year, many sporting activities around the world were postponed or stopped. Amid the tough times, many athletes have taken up different activities that have kept their momentum going during the lockdown.…

CHENNAI: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand said on Monday that the career span of players has become shorter than before due to the high level of hard work resulting from intense competition. He said the level of "physical…

The International Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE, was established in 1924. At the time, José Raul Capablanca was the world chess champion and he continued his reign until 1927.…

In a society where gender equality is increasing, why do women's chess tournaments still exist?Most physical sports separate men and women because men have more upper body and leg strength than women. Men and women have virtually no…

Fitness might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of chess. But imagine this: when elite chess players compete, with everything to lose, the mind works overtime, the blood pressure…

The following contains spoilers for Netflix's limited series ending, The Queen's Bet. That Beth Harmon, the Bobby Fischer chess prodigy The Queen's Bet— finishes the series in the lead, beating Vasily Borgov in Russia at the Fischer…

The best chess players play at their best between the ages of 35 and 45, according to a scientific paper published Monday that discusses game-based performance data of world chess champions and their opponents. Playing strength…

The stars also play chess In 1988, Erik Estrada was a celebrity, having portrayed Highway Patrol Officer Frank Poncherello in the hit television series Fries from 1977 to 1983. Estrada and seven other…

June turned out to be a month of mixed fortunes for Pendyala Harikrishna. He took second place at the Sharjah World Stars online tournament, but finished last at the Chessable Masters, one of the strongest chess events in the digital…

Growing concerns about the novel coronavirus raise the question of whether players should still shake hands before and after a game of chess. In a new medical safety protocol, FIDE advises against it. With 3,200 people killed by…

Reading about teenagers who have triumphed in the world of chess got me thinking about the game's relationship to sport and whether it's fair to categorize it that way. The International Olympic Committee has recognized it as a sport…

MLK2.jpgEveryone was champion at the annual Scholastic MLK chess tournament in Birmingham. K-12 chess players test their skills in competitive play. Photo courtesy of Magic City U and Caesar Chess.The annual MLK chess tournaments, held in…