Grandmaster Humpy, who has been playing top level chess for over a decade, knew her way around as she went for the open Ruy ...

e4 (King's Pawn Opening) tends to start the game with a bang, leading to positions with pieces flying out fast and furious ...

India’s Koneru Humpy inched closer to the next round by winning with black pieces against Uzbekistan’s Afruza Khamdamova while emerging talent Vantika Agrawal humbled former champion Anna Ushenina in ...

Another former women's world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk was held to a draw by India's Padmini Rout in a remarkable result.

Chess Queen At 22, Jennifer Shahade is ... Shahade responded to Krush’s queen-pawn opening with a provocative defense known as the Grünfeld, favored by the legendary 1972 world champion, ...

Cuban Yerisbel Miranda conceded today her second consecutive defeat to Uzbekistan's Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova and was eliminated from the Women's Chess World Cup 2025, in Batumi, Georgia.

For instance, moving the pawn in front of the queen two squares forward, from D2 to D4, is a popular chess opener. About three-quarters of the players in the study, roughly 110,000 individuals ...