The prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Netherlands is a multi-week event that concluded Feb. 1. Nordirbek Abdusattorov won the event. Fellow Uzbekistani Javokhir Sindarov placed second.

Oct. 15—In this edition of King's Corner, we take a closer look at a few absurd chess instances that still ring throughout history. As is true with football, golf, politics, or whatever the interest ...

Chess is a rough game. Russian star Garry Kasparov once said, “There is nothing cute or charming about chess. It’s a violent sport. When you confront your opponent, you set out to crush his ego.” ...

Every January the Netherlands hosts the Wimbledon of chess tournaments. It is called the Tata Steel Chess Champions, which is named after its current sponsor. This year America’s Fabiano Caruana won ...