A chess master, reimagined, corners himself
ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap reported many difficult stories throughout his career, but it’s his interview with the troubled and anti-Semitic chess great he’ll never forget
This week’s episode of ‘The Simpsons’ featured a duel between father and son, played as a reenactment of a 1936 game between legendary Jewish grandmasters
Remembering Mark Taimanov and Mark Dvoretsky
Let the game of kings provide you with an ancient, soothing remedy: a deep and intimate engagement with people
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ tells the story of the 1972 World Chess Championship in Iceland, a Cold War match between Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and American Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer vies for the 1972 World Chess Championship, takes on ‘the Russians and the Jews’
Can she reach grandmaster status, shatter gender barriers a la Judit Polgár?
The chess world responds to Judit Polgar’s recently announced retirement
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, 22, crowned World Chess Champion today
International chess champions Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush play the game of life to a draw
The chess genius denied he was a Jew, but the Lubavitcher Rebbe disagreed. Who was right?
Israel and India, dominant at the World Chess Championship last week, share tourists, trade, and values
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