Chessence is a chess variant invented by Jim Winslow in 1989. The board is a 6×9 rectangle of squares with eight squares missing (blackened out in the...

Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on...

Algebraic notation is the standard method of chess notation, used for recording and describing moves. It is based on a system of coordinates to identify...

Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Ulvaeus and Tim Rice, and book by Rice. The story...

a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of...

Norway Chess 2025 was the 13th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Stavanger. It was held from 26 May to 6 June 2025. The field of six players...

1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, a two-time World Rapid Chess Champion, a two-time Chess World Cup Champion...

The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player...

see whether or not it was a bomb carrier. Atomic chess – another variant based on detonations Chessence – another variant by Jim Winslow Stratomic – another...

The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject...

Look up chesser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chesser may refer to Chesser, Edinburgh Chesser Island Al H. Chesser Billy Chesser Chris Chesser Elizabeth...

The World Chess Championship is played to determine the world champion in chess. The current world champion is Gukesh Dommaraju, who defeated the previous...

title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain...

Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website. One of the largest chess platforms in the world, the site operates on a freemium...

The rook (/rʊk/; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture...

Look up chess in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chess is a two-player board game. Chess or CHESS may also refer to: Chess (One Piece), a fictional character...

Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. The first edition took place in the...

The World Chess Championship 2024 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju to determine the...

such as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation. Most of the...

This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. Jacob Aagaard (Denmark...

A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one...

Fast chess, also known as speed chess, is a type of chess in which each player is given less time than classical chess time controls allow. Fast chess is...

The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (/ˈfiːdeɪ/ FEE-day, Fédération Internationale...

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the...

Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024 World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest undisputed world chess champion at the age of 18. The Candidates Tournament...

Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to...

1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight...

July 30, 1992) is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning four-time United States Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women"...

A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted...