Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

South Texas is the chess capital of the state, due in large part to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Its chess team is preparing to defend its national title in competitive collegiate chess.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at why sportspeople like Erling Haaland, Victor Wembanyama and Eberechi Eze are all chess superfans.

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

Doomscrolling may feel relaxing, but it slowly erodes your focus. So how do you protect your brain? The answer is simple: chess.

A product of the Soviet chess system and a Grandmaster since 1998, Petr Kiriakov represents a generation shaped by tradition, ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...