"I have friends from non-Arab nations with whom I am sharing in humanity," Iraqi chess arbiter Hussein Salma Saliah said. Chess as a uniting force is becoming popular, reaching far from East to West.

In a city shaken by despair brought on by a nearly year-long war, Safra Square became the scene of an effort to unify a community with a game – or several games – of chess. The 1,004 chess players of ...

Formally, the 31-year era of Russian leadership in global chess has come to an end. However, the change does not represent a complete break from the past, with the new leader born in Moscow and having ...

A heartwarming moment captured the spotlight at the 45th International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Budapest, where India achieved a historic double gold in the team events. The ...

Indian sports can get quite action-packed and it's quite easy to miss out on important news and results. That's where we come in -- ESPN's daily Indian sports blog has all the updates from the world ...

Champions Chess Rapid held two tournaments in Delhi in August and October 2026, recording 434 entries across four age ...