A chess player makes his opponent squirm in the game “Game of Thrones”
Dear Amy: I am a man who loves to play chess.A few days ago I was playing chess against a woman who got me in trouble from the start.In order to avoid the pain and embarrassment of being checkmated, I tried to quit.People quit at chess in…
Magnus Carlsen just proved he is the best chess player
Sunday marked the end of the most important chess tournament of the year, the London Chess Classic. The tournament was the third and final stop on the Grand Chess Tour, a newly formed circuit of three…
Can chess beat cheaters? | Chess
Atrack and field isn't the only sport whose integrity has been called into question by accusations of cheating. The failures also face what could become a crisis unless authorities take strong action. In athletics, the problem is drug…
chess player Goshen John Cole has the right moves | New
GOSHENThe earliest memory of John Cole's failures dates back to when he was around 7 years old.He and his…
Page 3 Profile: Gaoiz Nigalidze, chess player | The independent
Has nature called?This is what the 25-year-old Georgian grandmaster tried to make everyone believe. But Gaioz Nigalidze was actually using his toilet breaks at the Dubai Open chess tournament on Saturday to check out playing tactics on a…
Checkmate: the queen’s bet for the “most beautiful chess player in the world”…
A few weeks ago, social media catapulted 17-year-old volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova from Kazakhstan as a celebrity, now internet-loving, craving a new sportswoman they consider to be the most beautiful chess…
A young chess player wins in an international tournament
Maximillian "Max" Lu, of Greenwich, is an 8-year-old sophomore at Whitby School, and pretty much a typical kid. He plays basketball, tennis, soccer and baseball, and he skis and fencing. But a few years ago he embarked on a new activity -…
Parenting a chess player can be more difficult than playing the game
This weekend at the Super Nationals in Nashville, Tenn., The biggest event of the year for school chess competitors, parents will be treated to something that has never been discussed at the event before: how to be…