Canadian GM Kovalyov withdrew after being berated and threatened for wearing shorts
The proliferation of big, high prize money Opens in the last couple of years has led to "democratisation"
Levon Aronian won the World Cup, beating Ding Liren in a tiebreaker
The World Cup finals will see Levon Aronian taking on Ding Liren
The World Cup saw a series of high-rated players including three of the highest class, leaving the stage
The n-queens completion puzzle is a form of mathematical problem common in computer science
Round one of the World Cup marked the end of an era when Anand was knocked out by Kovalyov
As many as 20 Indians are playing the World Agegroups at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil
Egyptian GM Bassem Amin started the Abu Dhabi Open with a draw against D Gukesh
Chess is a hyper-competitive sport with hundreds of strong, hungry players
Speed chess is a young person's game
The ChessMine Rapid/Blitz in Bengaluru drew massive participation
2 yrs ago, Hou Yifan decided to quit defending world title and focus on playing strongest opposition
Azeri GM Teimour Radjabov was a teenaged star and one of the top ten for several years
Leon Masters ended in victory for Wesley So who beat Viswanathan Anand in a hard-fought final
Magnus Carlsen sizzled at the blitz section of the Grand Chess Tour, Lieven
In the Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Magnus Carlsen stumbled in sight of a win
The Blind Chess Olympiad is also on, in Macedonia
World champion Magnus Carlsen has been dodgy for a while and may slip down to 2818 by July
Chess equipment will attract tax at the luxury rate of 28 per cent under GST