Although Viswanathan Anand lost his World Championship match against Magnus Carlsen of Norway last year at Chennai, the game of chess is progressing at a very fast pace throughout the country. NAGPUR: ...

To all chess players, chess is more than a game. For all the others, what’s the big deal about the game, they ask. The 32 pieces and pawns on the 64-square board have passionate fans the world over, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A few months ago, on a glorious summer’s day in New York, I travelled to a stuffy school hall and spent many ...