JERUSALEM – Israel's latest cultural hero is neither the usual army general nor a sexy celebrity — he's a bespectacled 43-year-old Belarus-born chess grandmaster. Israelis have been riveted by Boris ...

Spectators with headphones listening to match commentary? Screens in the hall showing the evaluation engine? Winning players tossing their opponent's king into the crowd? Wait, that's already happened ...

Chess fans have questions after Hans Niemann's win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caleb Wetherell, who runs... Why chess fans are questioning 19-year-old Hans ...

John Wayne had many talents, besides being a leading man in westerns. One of his talents was being a great chess player. Not only would he use his chess skills to beat his fellow celebrities, but he ...

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