The “queerest anti-imperialist chess club on earth” is using chess to build a community and provide an entry way into radical politics. About a dozen chess players and observers gathered on the patio ...

TheFIDE Women’s Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities.

CHENNAI, India – On a balmy morning last fall in the coastal Indian city of Chennai, dozens of fans perched on their seats as they watched an elite-level tournament unfold. Some shook their legs ...

See the popularity of chess in the nation of India and meet its next world championship challenger. See the popularity of chess in the nation of India and meet its next world championship challenger ...