The chess prodigy's rise to stardom unfolds in director Rory Kennedy's new film 'Queen of Chess' ...

Image Credit: Judit Polgár (Image: Netflix) In 1989, a 12-year-old girl from Hungary made chess history. Judit Polgár became the No. 1 female chess player in the world. She achieved that title by ...

The life story of Judit Polgar, who became the greatest female chess player in history, will be shown through her achievements and her victories against Garry Kasparov and her complete professional ...

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cairns Cup, an elite-level female chess tournament created by the Saint Louis Chess Club, returns to Saint Louis from June 10-20 with an expanded prize fund of ...

Nona Gaprindashvili became the first woman Grandmaster in 1978 and a dominant world champion. The Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit mentioned her but inaccurately claimed she had never faced men.

India, Feb. 6 -- If The Queens Gambit instilled in you the idea of a solitary genius girl breaking down male chess dominance ...

A 10-year-old chess prodigy has made history as the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster, which is the highest distinction any chess player can earn. Bodhana Sivanandan earned the ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nation’s top chess players are set to compete in America’s most prestigious events—the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Hosted ...

ST. LOUIS – Carissa Yip, the top-rated U.S. female chess player, is moving to St. Louis to advance her career and contribute to the growth of chess. Yip’s relocation to St. Louis highlights the city’s ...

Jessica Hyatt says she began playing chess for the very first time on a computer game at the age of 3. "It was one of the games that I fell in love with," says Hyatt, who is now a world-renowned ...