The University hosted the Connecticut State Chess Championship in Beckham Hall on Sunday, Nov. 12. It was the largest tournament in Connecticut history, featuring 220 players from 11 different states.

Vladimir Kramnik, left, and Veselin Topalov during a match dubbed "Tolietgate" in Elista, Russia, in 2006. (Mergen Bembinov / AP file) The Russian chess master accused by his peers of bullying Daniel ...

Naroditsky died suddenly at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte Chess Center, where Naroditsky was a beloved figure and instructor, announced his death on October 20. "It is with ...

Correction & clarification: A previous version of this story included a reference that misstated cheating allegations. Vladimir Kramnik accused Daniel Naroditsky of cheating online last year. The ...

Daniel Naroditsky, a standard-bearer in the world of competitive chess that flourished in the COVID-19 pandemic, died Monday at the age of 29, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greats of the game ...

The winner will receive USD 70,000, while the runner-up gets USD 50,000. If the match ends in a tie, both players will split USD 60,000 equally. An additional USD 24,000 in bonus money is available ...

Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old chess grandmaster who gained viral fame for winning games while wearing a blindfold, has died. The Charlotte Chess Center (N.C.) announced his death Monday in a joint ...

(KRON) — Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a Bay Area native and a former World Junior chess champion, has died unexpectedly, his family announced in a statement Friday. The statement was shared on ...

Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old chess prodigy from London, made headlines over the summer after she became the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster. This week, Sivanandan reached ...

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29. The Charlotte Chess Center in ...