On this day on July 20, 1924, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded. UNESCO proposed the idea to celebrate this historic...

On June 26, 1944, Vera Menchik died in a London air raid. A Russian-born British Czechoslovak, Menchik became the first women's world...

Eventually earning the nickname "Iron Tigran" for his impenetrable defensive style, Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was born June 17, 1929....

Viswanathan Anand successfully defends his title as Wold Chess Champion for the 5th time against Boris Gelfand of Israel. After a...

German mathematician and philosopher Emanuel Lasker wins a 10th game in a bout against William Steinitz to become the 2nd ever World...