Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

South Texas is the chess capital of the state, due in large part to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Its chess team is preparing to defend its national title in competitive collegiate chess.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at why sportspeople like Erling Haaland, Victor Wembanyama and Eberechi Eze are all chess superfans.

Erling Haaland has invested in Norway Chess and its new tour format, the Total Chess World Championship Tour. The Manchester City superstar is a keen chess player and wants to help the sport reach new ...

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

Doomscrolling may feel relaxing, but it slowly erodes your focus. So how do you protect your brain? The answer is simple: chess.

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...