ZAGREB, Croatia – Former chess world champion-turned Russian opposition activist Garry Kasparov has become a citizen of Croatia. The government said on Monday that Kasparov, who owns a house on ...

From a living room in the Croatian town of Krizevci, with a population of 21,000, emerges Agadmator, the world's most popular YouTube chess channel. Close to 750,000 subscribers, 15 million monthly ...

ZAGREB, Croatia, July 08, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With characteristic brilliance and unshakable composure, five-time World Champion and World No. 1 Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen secured yet another ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After thrilling wins by GM Fabiano Caruana and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the first two legs of the Grand Chess Tour, the next tour stop will be in Zagreb, ...

Anand won in round one before losing a game and drawing another The tournament is being staged from July 7 to 11 in Zagreb, Croatia Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Dutch ...

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, born Garik Kimovich Weinstein, the head of a pro-democracy group in his native Russia, was granted Croatian citizenship. Kasparov reportedly became a ...

Twelve-year-old Raunak Sadhwani gave a fine end to his impressive performance of 2017 by winning a bronze medal in the Zadar Open chess tournament in Croatia on Sunday. Twelve-year-old Raunak Sadhwani ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand registered a win over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour tournament on Sunday. Playing with white pieces, Anand defeated the Russian ...

After a hiatus of nearly 15 months, Indian Grandmaster (GM) Viswanathan Anand will play his first over-the-board chess game in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament in Zagreb on ...

The organizers of an international chess tournament in Zadar, Croatia, have strip searched an unranked Bulgarian chess player after he easily beat their local grand master. Bulgarian Borislav Ivanov ...

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, the head of a pro-democracy group in his native Russia, was granted Croatian citizenship. (JTA) — Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, the head of a ...