It doesn’t even rate as a footnote as the bombs fall and families cower in bomb shelters, but there is something inexpressibly sad about seeing two of the world’s great chess-loving nations at war.

Three-time Hungarian women’s chess champion Tícia Gara moved to Tel Aviv-Jaffa almost a year ago. She knew, of course, that she was immigrating to Israel during the Gaza war, but she couldn’t have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK — Chess is a cerebral game, but legendary Soviet grand master Garry Kasparov could make it seem like a contact sport.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. has more chess grandmasters than Russia for the first time, as ...

Twelve-year-old Tessa Wong stares down at her chessboard with an intense and quiet focus. Chess has been a big part of the seventh-grader’s life — she’s played since she was 4 — but this game may be ...