Javokhir Sindarov's Lichess studies went public during the Candidates. His response said everything about why he leads the tournament.

In this chess study, it is White to move and win. The win is forced – either checkmate or a White gets a large amount of material to make the position untenable for Black. Chess studies are composed ...

Pandemic boredom and a Netflix mini-series, “The Queen’s Gambit,” added to the game’s sudden popularity. But Chess.com was also plotting its own moves. Danny Rensch, left, chief chess officer of Chess ...