Religious considerations’ and questions over the ‘propagation of virtue’ cited as reasons for indefinite suspension of the ...

The West Duluth YMCA formed a chess club in 1923, and the city hosted world-renowned champions like Emanuel Lasker, whose ...

The Irish Times chess columnist Jim 'JJ' Walsh (93) has retired. He has written about chess in the newspaper for close to 70 ...

Zimbabwe was on Tuesday crowned the overall winner of the inaugural Online Continental Chess Championships for Prisoners.The competition, which is played virtually, saw prisoners from different ...

The Taliban has banned chess in Afghanistan, calling it haram under Islamic law. But this isn’t the first time the game has ...

Explore the truth behind Chess.com Gold membership promises, including the controversial 'Unlimited Puzzles' feature.

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which ...

The Taliban has added chess to the long list of things banned in Afghanistan over its possible violation of Islamic law.

The Covid-19 pandemic supercharged this digital renaissance by driving a 300% rise in new chess accounts, with online ...

Forbes has released its annual 30 Under 30 Asia list, recognizing several Filipinos including artists, athletes, and ...

First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G In yet another regressive move, the Taliban has banned chess in Afghanistan, calling it “against Islamic values.” This decision is the latest in a string of ...

At age 21, Serbian chess player Luka Budisavljević is the youngest Grandmaster in his country’s history. A grandmaster is the ...