BUDAPEST: WEDNESDAY, in a way, marked a new beginning for the world of chess with the start of the opening two rounds of the pilot edition of the Total Chess World Championship. In a sense, the ...

Chess creator Anna Cramling challenges the popular belief that beginners should avoid the Sicilian Defense, one of chess's most famous openings. Drawing on games against lower-rated opponents, she ...

Magnus Carlsen wins the Total Chess blitz opener unbeaten in Budapest, finishing ahead of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as the ...

Lionel Messi’s ChatGPT ad has the AI teaching him chess on a board with kings and queens swapped, then suggesting an opening that loses in four moves on that board.

BUDAPEST: THESE are interesting times in the world of chess. In under two weeks, D Gukesh will be up against Javokhir Sindarov in the 14-game Championship to de ...

R. Vaishali defeated Hans Niemann and Wesley So with black pieces to produce two major upsets in the opening blitz competition of the Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot here on Tuesday.

Murdoku, a set of murder mystery logic puzzles inspired by the smash hit Murdle series. These "immersive mini murder mysteries" are a more visual version of Murdle, with 80 (!!) crime scenes that can ...

BUDAPEST: A look at what the 11-day event is all about.What's this new event?In the most basic terms, this is another World ...

The Green Bay Packers will face the New England Patriots in a big game for both teams on Sunday. These 10 players must come ...

On a court striped navy blue with a gold trophy insignia for the in-season NBA Cup tournament, the New Orleans Pelicans (4-5) ...

Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh scores 10.5 points across 13 rounds to win the 2026 World Junior Blitz Championship in Al ...