This is chess with balls. "It is a mental sport. You've got to be so clever, thinking so many moves ahead. Well, this is no different. This is Kasparov sitting here." Baku-born Kasaprov is a ...

He has been World No. 1 in the FIDE rankings since July 2022, and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in chess history. Recently, the Norwegian’s name has been ...

The prodigy says that her chess journey began during zero periods at school. Soon, she started playing tournaments, winning accolades at state, national, and international levels, including medals ...

TORONTO - Aaron Reeve Mendes says he was just five years old when he started playing chess, a favourite game of his father’s. “I really liked how complex it was and how, like, it was not ...

Double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker and chess prodigy D Gukesh were among the four athletes awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2024, announced by the Sports ...

We are saddened to hear of the passing of our former midfielder Garry Brooke. A two-time FA Cup winner and part of our UEFA Cup-winning squad in the early-1980s, Garry passed away on Saturday morning ...

TORONTO - Aaron Reeve Mendes says he was just five years old when he started playing chess, a favourite game ... internationally to allow the young prodigy to compete. They already had family ...

Not long after he started playing, the family was already travelling internationally to allow the young prodigy to compete. They already had family ties to Canada, so it became a favourite destination ...