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Hou Yifan Defeats Judit Polgar at Gibraltar Chess Festival
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At the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, Hou Yifan defeated Judit Polgar, who has been No. 1 longer than Hou has been alive.
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Chess: Levon Aronian Is Overlooked, Except at the Board
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Levon Aronian is getting close to the No. 1 ranking in the world, but he does not get the attention of many of his lesser-ranked rivals.
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Chess: Math Study Provides Hints About Game’s Gender Gap
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Researchers from Wisconsin studied math scores from 86 countries and concluded that cultural factors, not biological ones, explained the boys’ better overall performance.
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Museum and Gallery Listings for Jan. 20-26
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A selected guide to the visual arts in New York and the area.
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As California Chess Grows, A Shining Specimen of Play
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The Northern California International tournament, which ended last Sunday, was modeled on ones in Europe.
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Chess: Donestia Festival and Reggio Emilia Tournament Shake-ups
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Format and scoring changes at the Donestia-San Sebastian Chess Festival in Spain and the Reggio Emilia event in Italy lead to surprising results.
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Chess: The Year in Review
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One of the most unusual events of the year was a chess game in Tripoli during the NATO bombing campaign between Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and the president of the World Chess Federation.
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Chess: Tournament Life Isn’t Always Glamorous
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Elite tournaments are often held in out-of-the-way places that do not top many tourist lists, like Khanty-Mansiysk, in Siberia; Tirana, Albania; and Elista, capital of the Russian republic of Kalmykia.
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Making the Case for Chess as an Olympic Sport
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In making a case for chess, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the World Chess Federation, has said that curling is essentially “chess on ice.”
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Chess: Viswanathan Anand Slumping as World Title Event Nears
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Viswanathan Anand has been playing listlessly, and his world ranking is close to slipping to No. 4.
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Chess: Awonder Liang Wins World Youth Chess Championship
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Awonder Liang of Wisconsin tied for first in the under-8 section of the World Youth Chess Championship in Brazil and took the gold medal on a tie-breaker scoring system.
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Chess: Tal Memorial Marked by Memorable Draws
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The recent Tal Memorial tournament in Moscow featured an unusual number of draws, some of which were more exciting than the outright victories.
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Hou Yifan of China Repeats as Women’s Chess Champion
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Hou Yifan easily defended her title against Humpy Koneru, the best Indian woman to play the game, at a tournament in Albania.
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Brownsville Protects Chess Legacy at Its Schools
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 The chess program in the Brownsville public schools in Texas serves as an avenue to success and a source of pride in one of the poorest cities in the country.
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Hou Yifan, Defending Women’s Chess Champion, Leads Match
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After six games of a best-of-10 match, Hou led her challenger, Humpy Koneru, 4 points to 2.
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Chess: Jacqueline Piatigorsky Turns 100
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Jacqueline Piatigorsky, who turned 100 this month, sponsored three of the most important chess events of the 1960s.
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‘The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,’ at the Cloisters
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 “The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,” the famous cache of pieces beautifully carved from walrus tusks by anonymous artisans, is on view at the Cloisters.
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Elephants and Bishops
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Besides being exceptional works of art, the Lewis Chessmen are a historical marker in the development and spread of the game.
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Chess: Three Young African-Americans Earn Recognition as Masters
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 Three New York-area teenagers, Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black Jr., are among the youngest players to ever be named chess masters.
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Chess: Four Players’ Ratings Top 2,800 for First Time
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For the first time, four of the players in the current world rankings have ratings of 2,800 or higher.
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Zhao Xue Wins Grand Prix Tournament in Nalchik, Russia
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The third tournament in the series was dominated by Zhao Xue of China, whose performance came close to setting a record.
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Maghami Expelled From Corsica Chess Meet
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Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, an Iranian, refused to compete against Ehud Shachar, an Israeli, in the fourth round of the Corsica Masters.
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Chess: Elite Players Struggle After Taking Break From Play
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The biggest obstacle chess players face when they return to competition is reconditioning themselves to the pressure.
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How Chess Offered Insight Into a Student’s Potential
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A reader responds to a recent article about the skills children develop when they play chess.
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Chess Tournament Near Chicago Teaches Discipline
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 A chess tournament in Oak Brook, Ill., demonstrates how much discipline, analytical thinking, time management and other adult skills children can develop by playing the game.
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Chess Tournament in Chicago Teaches Discipline
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A chess tournament in Oak Brook demonstrates how much discipline, analytical thinking, time management and other adult skills children can develop by playing the game.
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Chess: Magnus Carlsen Is Master of the Late Rally
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Magnus Carlsen has gotten into a strange habit of falling behind in tournaments before storming back to win.
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Chess: Topalov Takes on the Irish National Team
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No player since Garry Kasparov has been able to master elite simultaneous exhibitions, but Veselin Topalov decided to give it a try.
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Chess: European Players Are Well Paid for Team Play
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European stars are well paid to compete for the continent’s top clubs, but in the United States, elite players only get a small stipend to participate in league play.
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Good at Chess? A Hedge Fund May Want to Hire You
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For a number of hedge fund managers and traders, playing chess well has been among their better career moves.
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