Castling is an unusual move in chess. The purpose of castling is to place the King in a safe place away from the ferocity of battle. The motion of castling involves the Rook and the King. When you ...

The past year, and the enforced break, have led Viswanathan Anand to new experiences -- extended family time, coaching and mentorship roles, a biopic in the works, designing the blueprint for a global ...

Russian Vladimir Kramnik held Anand to a draw in third game on Saturday Anand and Kramnik will have all to play for in the final game on Sunday Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand was held ...

QUINCY − He's asked for space in city offices, libraries, community centers, businesses, at least a dozen churches. No luck. "I've been trying for years," said Quincy chess instructor Mike Yezukevich, ...

Documentaries have developed a new mini-genre in the last few years: kids in competition. In "Spellbound" it was a spelling bee. In "First Position" it was ballet. Now it's chess in "Brooklyn Castle." ...

“Brooklyn Castle” is a can’t-miss film that doesn’t. It’s a wonderful documentary look at an astonishingly successful public-school chess program that manages to be more moving and heartening than you ...

Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by a fighting Vladimir Kramnik in the third game of their four-game No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy here. In an ...

The past year, and the enforced break, have led Viswanathan Anand to new experiences -- extended family time, coaching and mentorship roles, a biopic in the works, designing the blueprint for a global ...