Chess champ Magnus Carlsen quits tourney after refusing to change out of jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen says he dropped out of the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out…
Prisoners and Correctional Officers Build Bridges through Chess in Nigeria’s Borno
In a rare sense of camaraderie, inmates and officers at the Maiduguri Medium Custodial Facility in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, are discovering common ground through…
How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became chess king in a cricket crazy country | Explainer News
Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest world chess champion ever after defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China. Gukesh’s win on Thursday…
India’s Gukesh beats China’s Ding to become youngest chess world champion | Sport News
Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju prevailed in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw.Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the…
Ding’s comeback win over Gukesh ties World Chess Championship final | Sport News
Chinese titleholder forces India’s teenaged challenger to resign in game 12 and tie the scores at six points each.Defending champion Ding Liren has bounced back…
Gukesh defeats Ding, takes 6-5 lead in world chess championship | Sport News
The Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju moves a step closer to becoming the youngest chess world champion.Teenage challenger Gukesh Dommaraju beat China’s Ding Liren in the…
World chess champ Ding and teen challenger Gukesh tied past halfway mark | Sport News
Gukesh Dommaraju gives up strong position in middle game with inaccurate moves in eighth match of world championship in Singapore.Defending world chess champion Ding Liren…
Ding, Dommaraju tied after six games at World Chess Championship | Sport News
Teen challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of India holds reigning champ Ding Liren after first week of competition.The 2024 World Chess Championship is finely poised after defending…
Gukesh and Ding Liren draw Game 4 of tied World Chess Championship final | Sport News
Indian teenager and China’s reigning world champion record second draw of 14-game final in Singapore.India’s Gukesh Dommaraju and reigning world champion Ding Liren of China…
How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time | Arts and Culture
Chennai, India — Giant banners of a smiling teen beamed down on hundreds of students gathered at the school campus of Velammal Nexus to receive…
India wins historic double team gold at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 | Sport News
India’s two team and four individual gold medals are hailed as the beginning of the country’s reign as the ‘best chess nation in the world’.India’s…
Tunde Onakoya To Nurture Chess Talent Among Displaced Children in Maiduguri
Nigerian chess master and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, last Friday, Aug. 30, to promote chess and unlock…
Young Nigerians find pawns of purpose after local chess prodigy’s success | Poverty and Development
Lagos, Nigeria – There was a glint in Tunde Onakoya’s eyes that concealed the chess prodigy’s exhaustion as he made it to the 60-hour mark…
India’s Chess Prodigies | Arts and Culture
101 East enters the high-stakes world of Indian chess and meets players reshaping the game on the global stage. India is in the middle of…
The secret sauce of L.A. Chess Club? Women, DJs, pizza and tattoos
Picture this: It’s a Thursday night in Santa Monica, and you’re feeling good. You’re sitting across from a cute stranger, and the vibes are vibing.…
Indian teenager Gukesh to challenge China’s Ding for world chess title | Sports News
Seventeen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju sets up world title showdown after winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament. India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest player to win the…
Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game | Education News
The 29-year-old chess player and child education advocate played in part to raise money for underprivileged children. A Nigerian chess champion has broken the world…
Chess champion Tunde Onakoya completes 60-hour chess marathon in world record attempt in Times Square
In short: Chess champion Tunde Onakoya has completed a 60-hour marathon game in a world record attempt. He hoped the game played in times square will help…
Musk’s startup Neuralink streams paralysed man playing online chess | Technology
Video introduces 29-year-old quadriplegic as first patient to use start-up’s brain-chip technology. Elon Musk’s brain-chip start-up, Neuralink, has livestreamed a patient appearing to play online…
Dejan Joveljic wants to be a game-changer in chess and for the Galaxy
INDIO, Calif. — Chess, Dejan Joveljic says, is all about thinking ahead, being patient and working the board to your advantage. And if you do all…