Over the past year, Bangalow Chess has built what has become Australia's only multi-venue weekly chess league, based right here in the Northern Rivers.

Step into a rare and electrifying moment for the chess community of Byron Bay. For the first time in over 30 years, you have the extraordinary opportunity to test your mind against a true Grandmaster of the game, David Smerdon, one of Australia’s top-ranked players and a long-time representative at the Chess Olympiad since 2004.

A permanent undercover oversized chess set and surrounding regular-sized chess tables are to be installed overlooking Byron’s Main Beach – but not any time soon.

A major Northern Rivers chess tournament was held at the Byron Bay Services Club in late April. ‘It was well-attended, with players from the whole...

Our chess column, which has run for more than two decades, has come to an unfortunate end. It was reprinted from the Canberra Times, and is the victim of cost-cutting at that paper. Grandmaster Ian Rogers here writes his last column.

David Lovejoy explains why he is a chess nerd and looks at its enduring global popularity