It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match. Amid decades of discussion and chess theory into the subject, the principal reason is simple: white goes first, and the first move often offers an extra bit of momentum and helps dictate the course of a game.

The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of January 6, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas — The Lubbock Community Chess Club is inviting the Lubbock community to participate in playing chess, rather it is for fun or to potentially compete in tournaments across the region.

Antonis Loudaros, a longtime educator and chess coach who founded The Green School’s chess program nearly a decade ago, recently received a $2,000 Women’s and Girls Program grant from the U.S. Chess Federation to encourage girls ages 5 to 11 to learn, compete and stay involved in chess.

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Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the complexity of the game to favour white, black or neither player

Hikaru Nakamura split ‌the chess world this year by reaching the Candidates Tournament after thrashing minnows at a series of low-tier events but the grandmaster is unrepentant and says any player would make the same moves as him under the circumstances.

While Russian chess is running on fumes these days, other chess empires have emerged in nations like China, USA, India and Uzbekistan.

Tata Steel Chess India 2026 beginning on Wednesday, will see the players vie for top honours in rapid and blitz events. Join Viswanathan Anand as he faces rising chess stars in Kolkata’s festive winter atmosphere.

Arjun Erigaisi, bronze medallist in World Rapid and Blitz last week, opens against fellow Indian Vidit Gujrathi

On a winter evening in Kolkata, when the fog hangs low over the Maidan and the city's iconic hand-pulled rickshaws creak their way home, th.

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