#chess

#chess

Ukraine was the most successful nation at this week's European team championships, winning gold in the open event and silver in the women's. It also sparked one of the most memorable results of recent years, as Igor Kovalenko, a serving army soldier who played no chess for three years, won the individual gold on fourth board with 6.5/8, the best percentage of the entire tournament.

Levon Aronian, at 42 the oldest in the tournament, scored what he described as one of the crown jewels of his career to win the $200,000 first prize at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam last weekend.

Chess.com’s Fair Play team reported that over 100,000 accounts are closed each month due to cheating, demonstrating the challenges of maintaining fairness on the platform.

It looked as if the Carlsen era might finally be over. The Norwegian, 35, had just lost his second game in a row to India's world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, 19, who was on a streak of five successive wins and leading the Zagreb event three points ahead of Carlsen.

Chess never held much allure for me. It always conjured up images of miserable rainy summers in my family's holiday home in West Cork.

The Rolls-Royce Chess Set opens with a single, fluid motion that mirrors the brand's signature coach doors, transforming a simple game setup into a ritual.