Veteran chess grandmaster Levon Aronian has secured his first Freestyle Chess Grand Slam crown, defeating Hans Niemann in the Grand Final to claim the title at the Wynn Las Vegas. The victory was ...

San Antonio Spurs ' Victor Wembanyama hosted the "Hoops Gambit" in his home city of Le Chesnay, France, which featured a day ...

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi’s dazzling run at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas came to a crashing halt today IST as he was outplayed 0-2 by veteran GM Levon Aronian in the semifinals.

Beginners are welcome, as are students who want to play at chess tournaments. The club hopes to promote increased knowledge and understanding of chess as an art and as an intellectual sport.

Additionally, the club will compete in the Arab Individual Chess Age Groups Championship in Morocco from July 20 to 28, with board Member Khalifa Al Mazrouei leading the delegation. The team will ...

For the Detroit City Chess Club, a history-making summer tournament in Toronto began with a December "cold call" to a welcoming person in Toronto.

A junior chess club in Wymondham has received a funding boost to help grow the game among young people.

Volunteer-run Knight Club is a space to connect, drawing over 100 players each Tuesday who bond over chess games as DJs play dance music.

So, in November 2023, he combined his hospitality passions with chess and founded the Knightcap Chess Club. But this is more than your average game night. The club is hosted across Toronto at bars, ...

The club has quickly grown into a cultural hub since launching last year, drawing over 100 players to its weekly Tuesday sessions where live DJ sets compete with the clatter of chess pieces on boards.

Combining dance music, some social media buzz and one of the world's oldest pastimes, London chess group Knight Club draws dozens of players each week, creating a social space its organisers say ...