Ivory Squares

When people think about World War II, they rarely think about chessboards. Yet the war didn’t just interrupt tournaments and scatter players across continents—it reshaped the entire ecosystem of modern chess. From secret codebreaking rooms to massive state-sponsored programs, the…

Mir Sultan Khan was a self‑taught chess prodigy from Mitha Tiwana who stunned the chess world by beating former World Champion José Raúl Capablanca at Hastings in 1930 and winning the British Championship three times—his life is a compact lesson…

The ancient game of chess is experiencing a global renaissance, not through its traditional form, but through a dynamic variant that is captivating players and audiences worldwide. Freestyle Chess, also known as “Chess960” or “Fischer Random”, is surging in popularity,…