The Latest Breaking News from Bobby Fischer

The 19-year-old grandmaster, whose win against the world champion led to Magnus Carlsen withdrawing from a tournament for the first time, says there is a campaign against him

For better and for worse, Bobby Fischer's brilliant play and off-board antics were a catalyst for chess to achieve mainstream attention.

Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a thrilling East-West clash dubbed the "match of the century". Some 50 million TV viewers tuned into the two-month-long tussle…

In the summer of ‘72, “The Godfather” made moviegoers an offer they couldn’t refuse.

China’s Ding is the new favourite for next month’s Candidates after Alireza Firouzja, 18, failed in Bucharest, and the 29-year-old will play the world No 1 at least once during the Chessable Masters

Norway’s world champion says he felt more comfortable before 2013 when he knew he was the best player and that later too much of his identity became linked to the championship title

The 250-player international tournament in Iceland will be staged with zero Covid restrictions, and provides a breakthrough chance for young English talents