2025: Her Year – Divya Deshmukh’s gamble to play Open tournaments will pay off in the long run

By playing Open tournaments, which also comprise male players, Divya Deshmukh, the FIDE Women's World Cup winner, is looking ...
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How chess helped me understand grief

Perhaps it was his death that brought me back. A chessboard became the only place where I could still be near him. This time I stayed. In fact, when the pandemic washed ashore, the chessboard was my ...

Daniel Naroditsky’s Death Exposes an Existential Threat to Chess

In July, the American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky played a speed chess game against the Swedish chess master and popular ...
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How ex–G League players became NCAA-eligible — and what it means for the sport

After a stint in the G League,Thierry Darlan was declared eligible by the NCAA this offseason and signed with Santa Clara. Sam Greene / USA Today Network Thierry Darlan caught the ball on the left ...