Chess960's random setups still favor white, new study reveals

Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...
New Scientist

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

What we learned from the Spurs loss to the Jazz

In August of 1972, Bobby Fischer became the first (and to this day, only) American to win the World Chess Championship.
Indiatimes

Complaint filed against India’s youngest FIDE-Rated chess player; father defends three-year-old prodigy

A complaint has been filed with FIDE against Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, the youngest FIDE-rated chess player. The complaint alleges unfair means were used to secure his rating. His father and coach ...
pickr

Particula GoChess Mini reviewed: hardly smart

Can the humble game of chess benefit from an app and some AI smarts? The Particula GoChess Mini makes the classic game a little more modern. Is it the right move? It’s difficult to imagine that chess ...
BBC

Japanese chess player calls out association's pregnancy bias

A prominent shogi player says the league's rule forces players to choose between their children and careers A Japanese chess association has apologised to a prominent shogi player who criticised a ...
People

3-Year-Old Boy Becomes World's Youngest Chess Player to Get Official Rating by International Chess Federation

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, who is from India, has made history with his debut on the federation's December 2025 rating list Misha Friedman/Getty Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, a 3-year-old boy from India, has ...
NBC New York

3-year-old boy becomes world's youngest rated chess player

At the age of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, a kindergartener from India has become the youngest chess player to earn an official rating from the sport’s international governing body. Sarwagya Singh ...
The New York Times

Indian boy, aged 3, becomes youngest rated chess player in history

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Born in 2022, Sarwagya — from Sagar in the ...
Reuters

Chess-India's Kushwaha becomes youngest player to earn FIDE rating at age 3

Dec 4 (Reuters) - India's Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Kushwaha, from ...