One of the most paradoxical and powerful ideas in chess is Zugzwang. This term of German origin literally means "compulsion to move", where Zug means 'move' and Zwang means 'compulsion' It describes a ...

Chess as a metaphor for life, reflecting history, strategy, creativity, and intellect, offering lessons for a well-played ...

George Foreman has twice been the world’s heavyweight boxing champion. In 1994 at 45 years of age it appeared that Foreman ...

Historically, chess players tend to peak in their 30s. It is an ominous sign that Prag is only 19 tears old, and Gukesh, 18.

In tactical complications, Praggnanandhaa was at his best as he sacrificed a piece to rip-apart the black’s king position and ...

It seems the only way to beat a superstar Indian teenage chess phenom these days is with another superstar Indian teenage ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia to register his third straight victory and take his tally to ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa continued his strong run at the Tata Steel Masters, winning his third consecutive game to ...

Praggnanandhaa was involved in another Queen’s gambit declined opening. Only this time, he was playing with white pieces.

Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is among the greatest chess players of all time.

Erigaisi beat Gukesh in the decisive round 13 game after the world champion failed to exchange queens by 18 Qg2 Qf5 19 Qe4 ...

It is fitting that a day which started with Gukesh playing against Arjun Erigaisi, ended with Gukesh facing Praggnanandhaa.