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 ...

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

How does a chess player know which move to say yes to ... Due to their combined pressure, the White King feels the heat on g2 ...

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

Slow manoeuvring ensued and Praggnanandhaa methodically won a pawn on the king side before his rooks came in to play from the ...

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