Timur Gareyev was just moves into a world record 48-board simultaneous blindfold chess exhibition in Las Vegas when he decided to change tactics. “I was like, OK, I’m just going to try to go with the flow and let the memory do its work the way it ...

Chess is often regarded as the game that is most commonly associated with intelligence and strategy. Science has in fact proven that chess players have more cognitive skill than non-chess players. But why is that so? Chess improves concentration.

International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovic paid his commiserations after American Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's sudden demise aged only 29. FIDE will establish a prize in Naroditsky's memory as Dvorkovic expressed his grief,