Mapua claimed the overall championship in season 7 of the IIEE National Chess Olympiad which started on June 6 and ended Nov.

The biennial Games will see the inclusion of Makruk (Thai chess) and Asean chess. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 25-year-old wrapped up his campaign at the Asian Mind Sports Conference and Festival on Nov 15 with a blitz bronze after a rapid bronze earlier. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

July 1 (Reuters) - The classical chess world championship match between Indian Gukesh D and defending champion Ding Liren of China will take place from Nov. 20 to Dec. 15 in Singapore, the ...

In May 2024, chess really wasn't a mainstream sport in Singapore. As they were considering a bid to host the 2024 FIDE World Championships, this was a chance for the sport to find a way into Singapore ...

Five-time world champion and chess icon Viswanathan Anand captivated fans in Singapore during the closing ceremony of the National Age Group Championships, leaving the local chess great Kevin Goh Wei ...

An 8-year-old chess prodigy made history as the youngest player to defeat a chess grandmaster. The boy, Aswath Kaushik, beat Jacek Stopa at a chess tournament in Switzerland. Kaushik, who was born in ...