It took GM Axel Smith more than 29 hours to complete a 49-board blindfold simul this weekend. The Swedish grandmaster scored a dominant 41-8&gek;but said afterward that raising awareness for a climate cause mattered more than the result or any r…
Plenty of footballers enjoy chess. But few, if any, can match the level of Major League Soccer star Dejan Joveljić. Recently, the Serbian forward showed off his skills in a match against IM Levy Rozman, better known as GothamChess. Mohamed Salah…
WGM Jennifer Shahade delivers a case for why chess thinking matters far beyond the board in her new book Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life. The two-time U.S. Women’s Champion has long been known as one of the ch…