Tributes poured in quickly on Saturday as renowned Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya set a new 60-hour ... an American chess champion, in line with Guinness World Records guidelines that ...

He had set out to play the ... organisation to confirm any new record. Mr Onakoya played against Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion, in line with Guinness World Record guidelines that ...

You can pick up a plastic set for $20, but a wooden set certified for the World Chess Championship costs $500. Much of the value of a high-quality set comes down to how well just one piece is made ...

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention ...

Viswanathan Anand had only hoped that his ward would play the World Chess Championship one day, winning it by setting a new ...

The previous record-holder for the youngest chess world champion was Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov. He was 22 when he won in 1985 - a time when Russia and the former Soviet Union dominated ...

American runner Grant Fisher expressed his thoughts after defeating Olympic 1500m gold medallist Cole Hocker to set a new World Record in the Indoor 3000m. The 27 year old's incredible performance ...