Melissa Hamilton, 18, from Portsmouth was the overall winner of the Chess Tournament – the first time a girl has won in its 100 year history. News you can trust since 1877 Sign In ...

Melissa Hamilton, 18, from Portsmouth was the overall winner of the Chess Tournament – the first time a girl has won in it’s 100 year history.

The 1980s musical “Chess,” about a love triangle set in the geopolitically charged world of top-level chess tournaments at the height of the Cold War, will be revived on Broadway for the first ...

The 11-year-old, who is a Woman FIDE Master with a 1961 Elo rating, won the U-8 girls World Championship in 2022 Stavanger, Norway: The Norway Chess Open tournament — held at walking distance ...

“I stopped looking at chess,” Sara said. “I was thinking of what else I can do.” Five years on, she is among the six women featuring in a strong field in the ongoing 2025 Norway Chess Women.

Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old chess prodigy from Nagpur, made headlines by defeating World No. 1 Hou Yifan in the Blitz semifinals at the 2025 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship in London.

Do you remember that scene in Blade Runner 2049 where a giant, holographic Ana De Armas tells Ryan Gosling he looks lonely?

Magnus Carlsen, the chess maestro, has shattered barriers by exceeding a 2900 rating in freestyle chess, a milestone ...

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand commented on Magnus Carlsen's recent struggles at the Norway Chess tournament, highlighting Carlsen's frust ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen recovered from his meltdown against world champion Gukesh Dommaraju last weekend to win the Norway Chess tournament on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

The St. Pete Chess club is open on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays for open play. They also host a number of tournaments and lectures. St Pete Chess Club to offer open night.

Chess, the ABBA-scored musical set set around a Cold War-era chess tournament, will return to Broadway in a revival directed by Tony Award winner … ...