A tactic used in a 1960 victory over countryman David Bronstein — in which Mr. Spassky sacrificed a rook to open an attack on Bronstein’s king — was copied in a chess scene early in the 1963 ...

In a sport like chess, where teenage prodigies emerge every week ... Over the course of an exhilarating few months, the Chennai-based player has been victorious in two strong events: winning the ...

Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose to international fame in the 1972 “Match of the Century” against American Bobby Fischer, died Thursday ...

Here are the main reasons. There are clear inspirations from past heroes in places, but what makes Rook stand out stems from what this hero brings to the table. Unlike the newly minted Warden ...

Some AI will even attempt to cheat their way out of losing in games of chess. This poor sportsmanship is documented in a preprint study from Palisade Research, an organization focused on risk ...

They did it with baking. They did it with sewing. They did it with pottery. Can they do it with chess? By adding enough double entendres, excitable co-presenters and ludicrously overstated stakes ...

The history of chess is riddled with missed opportunities ... Qh8+, and Black resigns as his rook is lost after 27…Ke7 28. Nxd5+ Qxd5 (Kd7 29. Nxf6+) 29. Re1+. The young Kasparov more than ...

NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) - The Indian cricket board (BCCI) handed its team, which claimed the Champions Trophy title earlier this month, a $6.72 million cash bonus on Thursday, an amount ...

Victoria Justice wants nothing but a victorious life for Ariana Grande. After the success of Ariana’s performance in Wicked—which earned her a Best Supporting actress nomination at the 2025 ...

They face a brain-boggling puzzle and a high-stakes speed chess battle. Show more Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community ...

Indian Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram have emerged as the joint leaders at the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Masters ... return for potential counterplay.