The chess world erupted over a cheeky joke from Chess.com asking players for “new name ideas” for one of the game’s pieces.

Can a new Sue Perkins-fronted chess competition whip up some The Queen's Gambit-style excitement about the game?

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era chess grand master who lost his world champion title in 1972 to American Bobby Fischer in one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor for ...

It’s a lesson he learned as a player and one that he embraces as head coach of the Harriet Bishop Elementary Chess Team. The chess team had another successful season, winning third place out of ...