At the Jaipur Lit Fest 2026, Vishwanathan Anand spoke about his new book Lightning Kid, sharing stories of childhood, rapid ...
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In a world filled with sketchy stratagems and bad moves in every direction, the grandmasters of chess stand apart. There are fewer than 2,000 grandmasters worldwide. They play the “royal game” at the ...
While Russian chess is running on fumes these days, other chess empires have emerged in nations like China, USA, India and ...
Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the complexity of the game to favour white, black or neither player ...
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On a Wednesday night in July, chess boards and timers crowd tables at Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall. About 50 people play chess ...