When the American Bobby Fischer challenged the Russian Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship in 1972 the media looked on in fascination. It seemed the Cold War was being played out in ...

The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body ...

The following conversation between Bobby Fischer and radio host Pablo Mercado was broadcast September 11, 2001 on the Philippine radio station Bombo Radyo. In 1972, Fischer became the first American… ...

Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others, have famously played there, and it's been a spot used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game.

Bobby Fischer and others have famously played there, and it's been a spot used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game. Wembanyama was there for roughly an hour in the rain, from about 10 a.m ...

Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. Showing unusual precocity at the outdoor matches at Washington Square ...