When and how did the game the Arabs adopted as their own become 'haram' (forbidden) for practitioners of the Islamic faith? In the wake of Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif being trolled on Facebook for ...
KOCHI: Sitting on the porch of his house at Kanjiramattom with white and black pieces on a checkered board was enough proof that his enthusiasm for the strategy board game has not faded a bit. For ...
Down the narrow Govinda Konar Street at Sangliyandapuram, Tiruchi, and up three flights of stairs in this 1950s-era residence, sits a school built on a dream. The 4 Knights Chess Academy is not in ...
Ramesh Goenka, 59, is busy discussing Alekhine's Defence - an opening move in chess - with his opponent.They have just met and sat down for a game. KOLKATA: Ramesh Goenka, 59, is busy discussing ...
One unforgettable day in 1975, I made my way from my home in the suburb of Khar, Bombay, to the Girgaum Chess Circle at Chikitsak High School. I was just about 16 and had embarked on a career in chess ...
How chess explains the rise and decline of the empires and superpowers Sometimes art imitates life; some games do so as well. In the case of chess especially, the parallels with power politics are ...
Down the narrow Govinda Konar Street at Sangiliyandapuram, Tiruchi, and up three flights of stairs in this 1950s-era residence, sits a school built on a dream. The 4 Knights Chess Academy is not in ...