As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list ...

Hikaru Nakamura has said that he is the second-best chess player in the world behind Magnus Carlsen, defending his ranking ...

Nakamura has had a lukewarm start to the Candidates as he finds himself joint-last in the standings with 1.5 points, drawing ...

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura gave very contrasting views on their respective careers, sparking a viral debate. While ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The U.S. chess champion needs a shave. When he is playing well, Hikaru ...

Seeds of doubt have grown into a disturbance among some in the game’s top ranks. By Dylan Loeb McClain An American grandmaster sued Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top player, and two other parties after ...

Ask most Americans to name one great chess player, and they will answer "Bobby Fischer." That's in part because Fischer was, for a time, No. 1 in the world and in part because he was spectacularly ...

At the U.S. Chess Championships under way in St. Louis, all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, and the favorite going into the tournament, Hikaru Nakamura. During the past decade, Nakamura has ...