Position No. 5640: White to play and win. From the game Nijboer--Bischoff, Essen 2001. Solution to Position No. 5639: Black wins with 1 . . . Qxe4 2 Qxe4 Rxd1+. Another elite tournament has turned ...

Garry Kasparov congratulated D Gukesh on becoming the youngest world chess champion. He acknowledged Gukesh's achievement of reaching the pinnacle of chess. "He has summitted the highest peak of all: ...

Vladimir Kramnik has been embroiled in a controversy recently, regarding accusations of cheating in online chess. The former world champion has been on a crusade against cheating in online chess, with ...

Alexei Shirov was cheated. In 1998 he became Garry Kasparov's challenger for the world title by defeating Vladimir Kramnik in a qualifying match. Shirov was not paid for the win. His "award" was to ...

Calcutta: A light wind of change has visited the normally static atmosphere at the top-most rung of world chess. In a departure from trend, the top two — Garri Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik — have ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS: Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov considers the opponents of the new champion Magnus Carlsen to be Levon Aronyan and Vladimir Kramnik. “The main favorites of ...