LIPPSTADT (Germany) (Reuters) - Hussain Besou was just four when he started asking his father to teach him chess, hovering around the board as he played in the evenings in the Middle East until he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June 2018 Giant Chess board and players at the Hirschgarten Park Munich Upper Bavaria Germany In competitive chess, where the ...

Last month, Matthias Blübaum did something no other German chess player had in 35 years by qualifying for the World Championship Candidates Tournament. The 28-year-old did so by coming second at the ...

Christopher Wiggins is a senior national reporter for The Advocate. He has a rich career in storytelling and highlighting underrepresented voices. Growing up in a bilingual household in Germany, his ...

A German Jewish Chess Association is in progress of formation here it was announced today. Early last year, Jewish members were expelled from the German Chess Association and local chess clubs all ...

India has been the nation to beat in international chess since 2024, when the nation’s men and women teams won double gold at the Budapest Olympiad, while Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest ever ...

Sean Gallup / Getty Images Rugby, swimming, track and field — transgender women have been banned from international women’s events in a growing number of sports. The latest to make that list is chess.

Germany's men head to the European Team Championship of chess in Georgia with the wind in their sails. A rising star and a surprise late bloomer offer the European country hope but India remain a ...