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Wilhelm Steinitz was “a fat phlegmatic little man, with a fine forehead and mussed hair and clothes,” according to one newspaper account. He was also the favorite at the inaugural world chess ...

The Tobey Maguire film “Pawn Sacrifice,” about American chess legend Bobby Fischer, hit theaters this week. And that seemed like a good excuse to talk about chess in film. There are plenty of films ...

Wesley So discusses his chess journey, event selection, and the growth of chess in the US, emphasizing the need for strategic ...

It doesn’t even rate as a footnote as the bombs fall and families cower in bomb shelters, but there is something inexpressibly sad about seeing two of the world’s great chess-loving nations at war.

John Wayne had many talents, besides being a leading man in westerns. One of his talents was being a great chess player. Not only would he use his chess skills to beat his fellow celebrities, but he ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. New York: Fourteen of America's top young chess masters came to New York this week for an elite clinic at the Marshall Chess Club. Four ...

Keep your temper in check, mate. On Carlsen’s home turf of Norway no less. Carlsen slammed the table with his fist, knocking over pieces. After shaking hands with the victor as both barely made eye ...

Netflix recently announced that The Queen’s Gambit, its new show about a chess prodigy, is the company’s most popular limited series show to date. What may be more surprising is that chess sets have ...

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