World of chess

Chess is about to get a lot more visible in Europe's largest economy.

The original "Wimbledon of Chess" is approaching a milestone—but is desperately in need of new sponsors.

An appeal to help the family of GM Jonathan Hawkins, who passed away just before Christmas, has raised more than £25,000 so far.

World Chess petitioned the Catholic Church and won. Now a publicly traded company has given a 1,500-year-old game its first official divine backing. For a billion players worldwide, this is either a gift or the strangest corporate overreach in sports history.

Apparently the Brit enjoyed BBC2 series Chess Masters and got in touch with its host GM David Howell.

Chess has changed beyond all recognition over the last few years. As usual, it's all about the $$$.

GM Hikaru Nakamura cooked up a storm at the Checkmate: USA vs India match. Was the reaction was over the top?

Celebrities and sports stars playing chess against grandmasters never ends well. Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Sir Lewis Hamilton found that out against GM Teimour Radjabov. Photo: Ferrari.

Sometimes chess just gives you a nice warm feeling inside. So it was when Bodhana Sivanandan faced U.S. Chess Hall of Famer James Sherwin at the 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier.

It happened. The BBC finally aired Chess Masters: The Endgame, a highly produced, slightly deranged attempt to turn chess into a hybrid of The Great British Bake Off, Survivor, and The Queen’s Gambit — minus the pills and wigs.