For White, who possesses the advantage of the first move, hypermodern openings offer a unique blend of flexibility and strategic depth.

The Illowa Chess Club is sponsoring the "Hugh Myers Open" Saturday at Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church, 1201 13th St, Moline. Mr. Myers, a longtime Davenport resident and chess master who died ...

The Indian chess team suffered a surprising 0-5 loss to Team USA in the first leg of the Checkmate event. The defeat sets the stage for a dramatic second leg in India where the home team will seek ...

Gukesh Dommaraju and Divya Deshmukh, Indian chess prodigies, faced off at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan. Their first classical format encounter e ...

GENEVA/PARIS, April 21 (Reuters) - The play of chess grandmasters Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren, battling it out for the world title, has oscillated between touches of brilliance and ...