Excerpted with permission from The Rule of Laws: A 4000-year Quest to Order the World by Fernanda Perie, published by Profile Books/ Hachette India. THE EARLIEsT LAWs were little more than ...

Boris Vasilievich Spassky was a fascinating person and a great champion. I had a privilege to dine and talk to him on many occasions and i remember his wonderful sense of humor and witty words. He was ...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday. Spassky, who took French nationality ...

The new series is set to broadcast across 156 markets and on 53 networks and will aim to display chess to the mainstream audience, featuring top players. This will act as a full-scale media ...

Q. Do you feel that 2800 (FIDE ratings) is reachable for you? It looks very difficult, and I feel I’m still far from it. Q. Tell us a bit about Chinese chess culture. How is it in China?