The protagonists of Ronan Bennett’s novels are dispassionate thinkers dragged into political commitment by the sublime forces of history. In The Catastrophist, Mr. Bennett’s 1997 breakthrough thriller ...

Ben Mezrich, 'Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess' author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss ...

Mezrich traces the personal histories and circumstances leading up to a chess game played in September 2022 in St. Louis as ...

Dennis J. Carroll Kian Morgan, 7, of Taos sat on the bleachers next to his mom Monday licking his wounds and the icing on a consolation chocolate cupcake after being quickly dispatched to the ...

Experts say the game is helping children solve problems, forge friendships and build confidence.

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...

Magnus Carlsen hadn’t considered his upstart American opponent a formidable foe. After an unexpected loss, he leveled a ...