Amin Jaffer, one of the artistic directors of the Islamic Arts Biennale, on the prestigious Al Thani Collection, how there is no one canon of Islamic art and his Indian roots ...

The Middle Easterners also came up with ‘shah-mat’ to indicate that the king’s defeat was imminent, which led to westerners ...

Following a “lot of work,” which involved fellow NFL players Amari Cooper and also Awuzie, Chess.com hosted its first tournament with the league in 2022, Rensch explains. Players used to ...

After spending the past two months battling against the world governing body of chess, FIDE, Magnus Carlsen said he was looking forward to facing off against the current world champion Gukesh in the ...

He starts by talking about Shatranj as a precursor to chess, a Persian game brought to Europe through Andalusia and Sicily around the 10th century. In Shatranj, some of the player characters are ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.

In the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, R Praggnanandhaa won his sixth game, Arjun Erigaisi secured his first victory, and Gukesh settled for a draw. Highlights included Praggnanandhaa's win ...

ON FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s top ...

D Gukesh has been hogging the spotlight at the ongoing Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. The reigning world champion has been the main attraction, and has been flocked by fans on his way out of ...