Daniel Naroditsky’s Death Exposes an Existential Threat to Chess

In July, the American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky played a speed chess game against the Swedish chess master and popular ...

Chess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a requirement for every successful entrepreneur

Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch started his 235-million-player empire when his life was on the brink of collapse. Although ...
The Berkshire Eagle

Isidor Gunsberg challenged 12 Pittsfield Chess Club members at the same time

During a visit to the Berkshires in 1891, the man who operated Mephisto, a chess-playing automaton, took on 12 members of the ...

D Gukesh completes one year as World Champion; relive final moments of his historic victory

On this day in 2024, D Gukesh pounced on a blunder from Ding Liren in the final game of the World Championship clash in ...
Pickr

Particula GoChess Mini reviewed: hardly smart

You might not think that chess can change, but the Particula GoChess Mini could change your mind. Is it a move in the right ...

A 2,000-year-old game: How Iran is using chess and backgammon as cultural diplomacy with India

Iran’s embassy in India invoked the shared history of chess and backgammon to underscore 2,000 years of cultural ties, ...

Who is Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha? 3-year-old MP boy becomes youngest rated chess player in history

A three-year-old boy from Madhya Pradesh, India, has made history by becoming the youngest chess player to earn an official FIDE rating. Born in 2022, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha was rated 1572 in rapid ...