On the night of November 8, twelve hours before facing off in the inaugural match of the World Chess Championship in London, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, the world’s top grandmasters ...

Would Caruana see “21. c5!”? The chess world waited on the edges of their seats. If he did, Carlsen would not be able to capture the pawn right away, as that would leave his knight undefended ...

Q: Can White win this position, with White’s turn to play? With only a King and a Pawn for White and a lone King for Black on the board, you might think there isn’t much you can do..

If you ask a chess player to elucidate this inspiring quote, they will promptly introduce you to “Pawn-Promotion”! This special rule in chess allows a humble pawn to turn into a mighty Queen!

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chess writer and grandmaster Andy Soltis about 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer and the movie Pawn Sacrifice. In the summer of 1972, the world's attention was ...