On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed ...

In the medieval European imagination, racial difference was often highly polarised. Black people were perceived either as exotic status symbols – including saints and wealthy rulers such as the Queen ...

An estimated half a million people gathered in London for “the biggest demonstration ever against the far right”, organisers said. Protesters carrying placards saying “No to racism, no to Trump”, and ...

Lea Michele will depart the Broadway revival of Chess on Sunday, June 21, finishing an engagement that began with the show’s first preview last October. Her replacement in the role of Florence Vassy ...

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The world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, won his fifth Speed Chess Championship (SCC) Finals. Carlsen, 35, banked $25,000 plus an additional split based on winning percentage by beating ...

The Magic and Grizzlies meet in the league’s 10th regular-season game in London at O2 Arena on Jan. 19. From NBA.com Staff Franz Wagner and the Magic are seeking a season-series sweep of the Grizzlies ...

Our compatriot Nodirbek Abdusattorov caused a sensation in London—achieving 6 wins out of 7 games and claiming the title of the London Chess Classic tournament winner. The London Chess Classic 2025 ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. When Matt ...

Britain’s most prestigious chess event, the XTX Markets London Chess Classic, returns this month with a world-class field and high stakes at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium. The 15th edition, set for ...

Matthew Lynn is a financial columnist and author. He writes for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator in London. Once there was NyLon — a conflation of New York and London, the glamorous power couple ...