Eight-year-old Brody Spevick learned to play chess shortly before turning seven, and within two years the Toronto student has already qualified for both the Ontario Chess Challenge and the 2026 ...

The evolution of the chess queen finds a parallel in rural India, where the “Checkmate Betul” initiative, launched by US-based Avika Shukla, offers free, structured chess training to girls with no ...

R Praggnanandhaa has secured a berth for the 2026 Candidates Chess. After finishing as the joint-winner at the London Chess Classic Open, he is set to finish at the summit of the FIDE Circuit ...

The Uzbek shone at London Classic and a near-3000 tournament performance reaffirmed his place among world’s best This week’s XTX London Classic at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium took place in an elegant ...

Rachel Reeves has been a keen chess player throughout her life but her credentials are now coming under scrutiny - Wenn/Alamy The Old French term “exchequer” comes from the chequered tablecloth on ...

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A British child chess prodigy has swept the board at a national competition, earning her a place among the top 50 women in the world for the blitz category of speed chess. Ten-year-old Bodhana ...

4D CHESS LATEST: The knives are out for top Keir Starmer aides after Cabinet minister Wes Streeting appeared to emerge stronger from an attempt to damage his leadership prospects. Wes he can: The ...

Annely Juda opened in 1968 and it's still going strong with a new space—and a long-term plan for the future. David Juda and Nina Fellmann outside Annely Juda’s new space on Hanover Square, London.

Chris Hemsworth, Alzheimer's and why Hollywood is suddenly obsessed with caregiving Oregon girls who protested trans athlete at track and field medal podium score legal win in lawsuit New pyramid ...

South Oak Cliff High School is known for excellence on the football field, but there's another activity where students excel...chess. "We're on the football team, we're also on the basketball team," ...

: An American chess superstar who died at age 29 was engaged in a bitter feud with a rival player who accused him of cheating — and one of his final opponents accused the rival of being responsible ...