Wolfgang Uhlmann, East Germany’s Top Chess Player, Dies at 85

By BY DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN from NYT Sports Supported by the Communist regime, he won major tournament after major tournament during the Cold War years and beat stars like Bobby Fischer.https://nyti.ms/34Pri5k

Chess Thrives Online Despite Pandemic

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The world’s top chess players are competing online with in-person tournaments shut down. Millions of amateurs are joining in, too.https://nyti.ms/3cf5ZuU

Think Cheating in Baseball Is Bad? Try Chess

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Smartphones, buzzers, even yogurt — chess has nearly seen it all in both live and online tournaments. And just as in baseball, technology only makes it harder to root out.https://nyti.ms/2xG58Uz

Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91

By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN from NYT Sports In 1970 Mr. Benko qualified for the world chess championship cycle but, past his peak as a competitive player, ceded his place to the much younger Mr. Fischer.https://nyti.ms/30C2FnL