The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of India.

C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent ...

That’s important in an era where public gatherings are disappearing. So consider the bollard, the humble pawn of the urban landscape. In a world where vehicular physics have escalated ...

The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), the leading chess cultural center in the country, is proud to announce “Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets,” a whimsical and engaging exhibition that ...

The Tamil crime thriller The Smile Man, starring R. Sarathkumar, follows a police officer with Alzheimer’s pursuing a serial killer. Directed by Syam and Praveen, it premiered theatrically on December ...

“While Carter’s humanitarian and diplomatic efforts are undisputed, the boycott left many of us athletes feeling like pawns in a political chess match, our ambitions, and dreams overshadowed ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was ...