We’re big on anniversaries here as a good excuse for a column, but this is the first bicentennial we’ve had the opportunity to celebrate. Exactly 200 years ago, the Edinburgh Chess Club, formed two ...

A 10-year-old chess prodigy from north-west London has become the youngest person to earn the woman international master title. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, also became the youngest female player ...

It’s a Wednesday night in central London – the music is blaring, the cocktails are flowing and the room is packed with stylish 20-somethings looking for a good time. But they’re not here for a ...

Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic lockdown. By Isabella Kwai Since learning chess during a pandemic ...

Grand Masters (GM) R Praggnanandhaa and Velimir Ivic have emerged as co-leaders with 5/6 points at London Chess Classic Open 2025. Praggnanandhaa began the day with a 21-move draw against GM Tamas ...

The Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) is Britain’s premier team chess competition. Launched in 1993, the year of Nigel Short’s world title challenge to Garry Kasparov, it has been dominated by two ...