Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An 8-year-old chess prodigy made history as the youngest player to defeat a chess grandmaster. The boy, Aswath Kaushik, beat Jacek ...

A child prodigy has set a new record in the chess world by besting a grandmaster nearly 30 years older than him on Sunday. At just 8-years-old, Singaporean chess prodigy Ashwath Kaushik became the ...

The world of chess crowned its youngest-ever world champion on Thursday. Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old prodigy from India, defeated defending champion Ding Liren of China in the best-of-14 final ...

A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation. Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a ...

A 10-year-old girl from London has stunned the chess world by becoming the youngest to earn the woman international master title—just months after making history as the youngest-ever female to defeat ...

Aug. 29 (UPI) --A defamation legal battle regarding a teenage chess prodigy accused of using vibrating sex toys to cheat during a tournament in Missouri last year reached its conclusion Monday. Hans ...

A seven-year-old Israeli chess prodigy will not be able to participate in the World Chess Championship because the host country, Tunisia, will not allow Israelis to compete, the Times of Israel ...

A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation. Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a ...

Ten-year-old brainiac Oliver Boydell recently called “checkmate” on one of his favorite rivals, chess prodigy Beth Harmon of “The Queen’s Gambit.” “I am technically undefeated against her,” said the ...

The United Kingdom has decided to allow a 9-year-old chess prodigy to remain in the country, after his father's work visa expired and his family faced deportation back to India. Shreyas Royal is "very ...

ST. LOUIS (CN) — A chess prodigy has responded to cheating allegations that recently rocked the chess world, including that he used anal beads during a match to gain an advantage, with a $100 million ...