Theoretically, there are 71,852 positions that can be obtained in chess after each player’s fourth move, the vast majority of which are strategically useless. So where to start? This remarkable ...

IMAGE: Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi had won the Azerbaijan event last year. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tata Steel Chess/FIles Fresh from his exploits in India's first-ever title-winning campaign at the ...

Magnus Carlsen, now the ex-world champion though still the No1 ranked player, returned to chess this week after a brief period at the poker table. The occasion was the Superbet Rapid and Blitz in ...

NEW DELHI: The World Chess Championship match between the defending champion Ding Liren of China and the youngest-ever challenger, D Gukesh of India, witnessed another intense battle in the seventh ...