Chess player Anna Cramling shares five openings she recommends for beginners, including the Sicilian Defense, Slav Defense, ...

Magnus Carlsen tops a proposed new world chess ranking system combining classical, rapid and blitz formats, while reigning ...

Total Chess has unveiled a new universal rating system, with Magnus Carlsen at number-one. But nearly a decade after the Grand Chess Tour tried something remarkably similar, can this attempt succeed?

What the new rating will do is throw up an unified measure of strength for players across classical, rapid and blitz formats.

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From childhood prodigy to AI pioneer to Nobel Prize winner, Demis Hassabis has always had a simple plan. Step one, solve ...

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OpenAI says its AI has solved a math problem that stumped humans for decades. But mathematician John Urschel argues the real ...

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The World Amateur Chess Championship is scheduled for November 4–13 in Malaysia, where entry restrictions on 'Israeli' citizens could prevent eligible players from competing. The dispute raises ...