SAN FRANCISCO — When I talked to Wesley So, the American Filipino chess champion during the U.S. Chess Championships in St.Louis, he was fighting his biological mom Elenora over his chess winnings.

Dec. 20, Birmingham - 7th Annual Magic City Classic chess tournament, Asbury UMC, 6690 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham. Classic section (open to adults and scholastic players) and K-12 sections: Knight ...

SALISBURY — Less than a year ago, a dream shared by two men for years finally came to fruition, even though one of them is no longer here. Alex Clarke, who died in 2020 after a long battle with ALS, ...

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he couldn't wear jeans. The chess grandmaster was defending his titles at the Fide World Rapid and Blitz Chess ...

Chess world number one Magnus Carlsen has accused Hans Niemann of not publicly admitting to the full extent of his cheating and called on the authorities to introduce greater security measures against ...

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World chess number one Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing for the tournament. Carlsen, a five-time World Chess Champion, ...