A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as “lazy” and was open about using alcohol and drugs early on.

I used to consider myself a good chess player, capable of figuring things out, even thinking a few moves ahead, and having a strategy and a backup as well when I played more often with my dad, or the ...

Quote of the day by Bobby Fischer: Bobby Fischer, the legendary chess grandmaster, famously stated, "I don’t believe in ...

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) will honor James Eade at their annual awards gala in NYC ...

Students at Robert Service School in Dawson City, Yukon, can now earn high school credits by playing chess. The chess program started last year, and is offered to students in Grades 10 and 11.

Magnus Carlsen did not look happy. As he sat on an elevated stage for a press conference right before the start of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship on Friday, flanked on one side by German ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries, chess experts have largely agreed that playing white offers a slight starting advantage over black. The standard ...

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the Imperial Theatre. Chess made its highly anticipated asdasd to Broadway this ...

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In this video, we explore chess openings, covering a range of strategies from bad openings to the best openings. Timeline: 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Bad Opening 11:00 - Best Opening 19:17 - Best Opening ...