Many strange things have happened across the chess board — even above and below the chess board — involving the game’s elites. Over the years, there have been allegations of grandmasters employing ...

In 1972, chess was cool. The Fischer-Spassky match was front page news. Bobby Fischer was on the cover of about every magazine. Nightly news shows carried regular updates on the match. The United ...

“I’m not a genius.” This is what 22-year-old Magnus Carlsen of Norway stated in a recent video interview with Rainn Wilson on the actor’s Metaphysical Milkshake Internet series. Carlsen indicated that ...