American chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died at age 29, with no official cause of death released. Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik has alleged possible substance abuse and criticized those close to Naroditsky for ignoring warning signs.

Hikaru Nakamura plays chess like he talks — at a hundred miles an hour. The 35-year-old grandmaster has been the top ranked US player for over a decade and livestreams rapid fire games of online blitz chess while explaining the logic behind his moves to ...

After two draws in rapid chess, Kasparov won the first blitz game when Anand overpressed. Anand almost levelled the score when he won a piece on move eight of the final game but Kasparov somehow escaped.