The Danish Gambit, a dynamic chess opening known for its pawn sacrifices to accelerate development, offers exciting and sharp positions. I faced the challenge of navigating the overwhelming number of ...

Bettors on the federally authorized betting platform Kalshi predicted a 21% chance of Donald Trump buying Greenland, amid the President-elect’s controversial effort to acquire the autonomous Danish ...

There was almost a sense of inevitability to the World rapid chess championship that concluded in New York on Sunday (India time). Given the astonishing year that India has had in chess ...

The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...

Renowned chess player Magnus Carlsen’s has announced his return to play in the upcoming World Blitz Championship -- a U-turn from a few days prior after he withdrew from another event organised ...

It is indeed a new year and a chance for a fresh start, but it’s also nice to see that some familiar traditions in chess ...

The profile of chess was raised by the success of The Queen’s Gambit, a Netflix series released in 2020 that tells the story of a fictional female prodigy. Left Lane has invested $12mn ...

The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

Oh, you thought this was about basketball? Well as it turns out, chess and basketball aren't all that different. Both are played on hardwood, both feature push-and-pull tactical manoeuvres ...

Chess has experienced a renaissance in recent years, fuelled by the pandemic-induced shift to online play and pop-culture events such as the Netflix drama The Queen’s Gambit. Platforms such as ...