South Africans are playing chess in ever-greater numbers online and at clubs. That's a great thing. Building a strong chess ...

Rookies and experts are meeting at some of the city’s coolest venues for friendly games – and dramatically updating the scene ...

The champions of Chess in Slums, the non-governmental organisation founded by chess master Tunde Onakoya to help children ...

The sheer number of accounts (often boosted by blue checks) taking the post seriously is staggering. The furious replies ...

With all the pieces visible to both players and all the rules much pretty set in concrete, it’s hard to think of a good April ...

Host Sue Perkins does her best to give it "warm, 'Bake-Off' vibes" and the 12 contestants have clearly been chosen for their dramatic backstories, but the show struggles to capitalise on the surge of ...

Having started out as a fantasy chess project, TakeTakeTake and its app have brought on board many of the biggest names in ...

An internally displaced person (IDP) at Malkohi camp in Yola, Mary Zira, has won a silver medal at the prestigious Chess and ...

Cue BBC Two’s Chess Masters: the Endgame, complete with ominous music, expert commentators talking us through moves in hushed ...

"Sometimes I do think about [her daughter] during the event but it's very important to stay focused and sometimes I don't even talk with her so that I don't get emotionally weak. It's tough being so ...

In Star Trek franchise, there is no dearth of interesting props and the tri-dimensional chess is one such artifact that continues to spark curiosity among the Trekkies.