An incorrect diagram was run with yesterday's Chess column. At left is the correct diagram. Solution to today's problem by T. Kardos (White: Kh4,Qb3,Rd5,Nf3,Nh5; Black: ...

In the summer of 1972, Henry Kissinger made a clandestine phone call. President Richard M. Nixon’s adviser wasn’t calling a head of state or ringing a diplomat. He instead phoned the American ...

State of play: Draws, missed chances and what it means for Gukesh after game 9 of Chess World Championship. With five games to go, what does Gukesh need to do now? Maria Emilianova / FIDE.

In chess circles, that name has long carried significant weight. Gary Kasparov became a world chess champion in 1985 and memorably lost to IBM's Deep Blue more than a decade later. It was, at the time ...