To be a titled grandmaster in a major chess power these days is to be a pretty big fish in a pretty crowded aquarium. The very first FIDE list of grandmasters, issued in 1950, listed just 27 players, ...
The world chess championship match has undergone a twist as Ding Liren came back from a dire position to defeat Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Chinese number one employed the unambitious Colle System against ...