RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan won the Hip-Hop Chess Federation’s Kings Invitational tournament.

A tournament that made its debut last week in Miami may become an annual event. The Miami Open was the idea of Blas Lugo, an international master. It received some corporate backing, but was primarily supported by two sponsors who put up $20,000 each. Its guaranteed prize fund of $50,000 would have risen to $100,000 if more than 650 people had entered.

Viswanathan Anand of India, the world’s top-ranked player, dominated the 14-round World Chess Championship that ended Saturday.

Paul Hoffman recounts why he abandoned chess, and why he hopes to return “without compromising my humanity.”

Russian Paul is one of a group of chess players in places like Union Square Park and Washington Square who make money from hustling.

After three weeks of matches, the Boston Blitz, led by grandmasters Larry Christiansen and Eugene Perelshteyn, is the only team to suffer no losses or ties.

Eight of the best players in the world will play a double round-robin in a tournament starting Thursday and the winner will be world champion. Sort of.

Amon Simutowe, 25, of Zambia, is on the verge of becoming the first black grandmaster from the sub-Saharan region, and he could soon contend for the world championship.

Two American players have qualified for the grandmaster title over the last two years while making the bulk of their qualifying performances at home.

The Arctic Chess Challenge was not kind of Magnus Carlsen, the world’s 17th ranked player.