Gukesh Dommaraju and Divya Deshmukh, Indian chess prodigies, faced off at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan. Their first classical format encounter ended in a draw after a 103-move battle.

On the face of it, playing chess and competing in the NBA couldn’t be further apart. One requires monk-like levels of silent concentration – particularly in classical chess – while the other demands ...

International chess master Brian Hartman will take any opportunity to return to his hometown of Hamilton. So when Hartman's friend asked him if he'd play a bunch of people simultaneously at Supercrawl ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the availability of Java 25, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 25 ...

NEW DELHI: Back in 2018, when Gukesh Dommaraju and Divya Deshmukh were barely 13, they shared more than just a chessboard. In a now-viral clip from those early days, Divya asks Gukesh, “How much Hindi ...

Davy Memorial Park in downtown Moorhead now features a life-size chess board thanks to Eagle Scout Ronan John.

Jeffrey Epstein made himself the king on his own chessboard, lording over his queens -- literally! If that doesn't sound strange enough ... get a load of these photos of Epstein and a bunch of ...

The Bermuda Chess Association has received a EUR 5,000 [$5860] grant from the FIDE Planning & Development Commission. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Chess Association has announced a significant ...

Without a well-constructed spec, boards are sailing without a compass By Elke Hofmann, Vineet Hemrajani, and Greig Schneider A recent Egon Zehnder gathering of senior board members highlighted the ...