Last fortnight, we discussed ‘Pattern Recognition in Chess’, aided by basic checkmate patterns like the Back Rank Checkmate with the rook and the Queen. Let us continue where we left off in our ...

Shehrije Gerbeshi, the founder of the first women’s chess club in Kosovo, wants more women and girls to share her passion – no easy task in a society that has long viewed the game as a ‘men only’ ...

Ashritha Eswaran started competing at chess when she was only seven years old. Her journey in the 64 squared-game led her to become a Woman International Master (WIM) at only 15 as well as a four-time ...