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Hypermodern Chess Openings for White: Réti Opening vs King's Indian Attack

Back in the early 1900s, chess players thought they had it all figured out. The rules were simple: grab the center with your pawns first (e4, d4), then develop your pieces. Then along came rebels like ...
The Spokesman-Review

Boris Spassky, chess champion who lost ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88

Boris Spassky, the world chess champion whose career was overshadowed by his loss to Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88. His death was announced by ...
CNN

Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time

Russian-born chess grandmaster and émigré Gennadi “Genna” Sosonko still remembers where he was 40 years ago today, when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry ...
NPR

Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster who has become the public face of the game, was forced into a draw after an intense game played over 6 1/2 weeks — and it only took some 143,000 opponents working ...
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Attacking Chess: How This GM Did Not Castle to Attack

Discover a fascinating attacking chess game where a GM skips castling to launch an aggressive attack. Strategy, tactics, and lessons for chess enthusiasts! #ChessStrategy #GMChess #AttackingChess Ohio ...