Garry Kasparov

While none of the matches truly went down to the wire, the players did an excellent job of entertaining the audience with exciting games from Sept. 3…

The opening is considered by many to be a sacred part of chess. Over the course of chess history, an enormous amount of theory has been developed covering…

Last year, the legendary Garry Kasparov made headlines when he came out of a 12-year retirement to compete in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz as part of the…

The newest addition to the Grand Chess Tour, the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, became the most anticipated event when the announcement was made that Garry…

It was the fall of 1995, and I was on the top floor of the World Trade Center. I watched on a TV monitor as two players concentrated intensely on a…

As athletes from all over the world are headed to Rio for the summer Olympics, the best chess players in the world will gather in the chess capital of the…

Being a genius is pretty helpful in the chess world, but it is far from enough. When Bobby Fischer toppled the Russians in the famous 1972 World…

The 2016 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championship ended April 25 but the chess tournament in St. Louis had one more surprise for the fans all over the world:…

The greatest player the chess world has ever seen has become a frequent visitor to our city lately, calling St. Louis “the world capital of chess.” But On…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - To become a world champion one has to be dedicated to a lifetime of hard work.The World…