Unbeaten streaks are one of the multitude of stats chessplayers track
The Sharjah Masters ended with a six-way tie for first place
Jacob Aagaard, one of the world's best Grandmaster trainers, gave critical lessons about chess
The Shenzhen Masters is a very strong, very even-rated, six-player double round robin
In practical play, engines often fail to evaluate fortress positions
India had an arduous championship similar to the Soviet Union, though the field was much weaker
Tan Zhongyi won the world title by beating Anna Muzychuk in a tense final, which went to tiebreakers
Dronavalli Harika lost to Tan Zhongyi in an epic semi-final at the Women's World Championships
The Women's World Championship (WWC) in Tehran is into round three and the round of 16
In pre-doping days, a certain world champion was rumoured to use stimulants to give him a zing
Indian GM finished his first Super GM event with an 2800-plus performance
Adhiban's play has been a revelation
Five rounds into the Tata Steel Chess tournament, Wesley So leads with 4 points
The Delhi Open tends to set a new participation record every year
Almost every strong player in the world had a crack at the World Rapids and World Blitz championships
Magnus Carlsen has been the world's best player for a major part in the last seven years
The 26-year-old can just outlast an older chess player in stamina
Despite a stern examination, Magnus Carlsen's sounder match strategy helped him win a third chess world title, writes Devangshu Datta
The world title match is evenly balanced after five hard-fought draws. Magnus Carlsen is not in prime form. Or, to put it another way, Sergey Karjakin is living up to his reputation as a stubborn, inventive defender
Magnus Carlsen starts his second title defence on Friday against Sergey Karjakin