BBC

London chess prodigy, 8, wins title at European championships

An eight-year-old girl has been crowned best female player at the European blitz chess championships. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, north-west London, scored 8.5/13 at the event in Croatia, ...
Reuters

London's Knight Club brings chess and chatter to a new generation

LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - (This June 6 story has been corrected to fix Lucia Ene-Lesikar's age to 22 in paragraph 4) Combining dance music, some social media buzz and one of the world's oldest ...
BBC

London chess prodigy, 10, becomes master player

A 10-year-old chess prodigy from north-west London has become the youngest person to earn the woman international master title. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, also became the youngest female player ...
Telegram

'Making chess less intimidating': Worcester club draws a community of all levels of players

WORCESTER — Typically, to play the game of chess, one has to bring in a sense of competition, strong logic and serious mental preparation. At Your Move, a local chess club that meets Sundays at a ...
The Financial Times

World chess stars to compete in €500,000 event in London next month

Next month, from June 10 to 15, many of the global chess elite will visit London for the €500,000 Fide World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship. As is increasingly the case, the games will be speedy, ...