The World Chess Championship was already a week old when something stunning happened in Game 6: after nearly eight hours of play last Friday, someone actually won. It was the first time in five years ...
This article is part of our 2021 World Chess Championship series. Since Friday, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi have been spending their days in a glass box in Dubai, vying for ...
A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh ...