Following the third-round win, the 18-year-old Indian now leads the men's section with 5.5 poin…

In the final beginning on Tuesday, Praggnanandhaa will take on five-times title winner Carlsen,…

"I am on the side of Russia and my President," chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin tweeted earlier in…

"That's the capability of global air power," Gen. Charles Brown said this month. "To operate from a…

But Karjakin is a slightly scary combination of risk-averse player and skilled calculator. Over and…

The other six Grandmasters in this year's Candidates Tournament are Peter Svidler and Sergey Karjia…

Thus far, Karjakin's bishop sac has been the most exciting moment in a WCC match that hasn't been m…

I love to play to Morphy - named for the fascinating American 19th-century master, Paul Morphy - an…

Neither player is particularly flamboyant or attacking in style. Carlsen likes to sit at the board …

However, anything goes in an endgame, so I'll just run through the sequence where Carlsen blew it (…

Carlsen is the world's best at this so-called "rapid" chess. After 11 consecutive draws in the clas…

The 11-all scoreline has set off the usual bout of complaints that there are too many draws in supe…

And still, a draw after 34 moves. The WCC consists of 12 classical games, followed by rapid/blitz t…

Carlsen has real trouble now, and he knows it. He stormed out of the postgame press conference when…

A year later, Carlsen is as dominant as ever but there have been some wobbles. The U.S. number one …

In Game 5, Carlsen's strategy almost backfired. With the white pieces, he went for an ancient openi…

"We introduced him to this flag book when he was four, and there he could read all about the countr…

For American chess fans, there will once again be a chance to root for the first US World Champ sin…

The Grand Chess Tour, meanwhile, was organized in part by former World Champ Garry Kasparov, and of…

Anand has just moved his knight to the g5 square. Optically, this position looks better for white. …