Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

ST. LOUIS — In 1972, Bobby Fischer became the world chess champion in the most-watched chess event in history, a best-of-24-game Cold War match against a Russian grandmaster that routinely jockeyed ...

Join three friends as they enjoy pizza and share a hilarious moment discussing a chess-themed sweater. Watch as a playful ...

18-time World Chess Champion across all formats, Magnus Carlsen is in line to win his 19th World title as he leads the ...

For the average player, trying to beat the computer at chess (even when you’re just playing on ‘easy’ on your laptop) is a difficult task. But as humans, we take solace in the fact that chess Grand ...

On a late winter afternoon, I joined Scott Russo at the Lancaster Sweet Shoppe, where he holds an open space for anyone interested in playing chess on Wednesday evenings from 4-9 p.m. I warm up with a ...

A vast global game of geopolitical chess seemed to be hanging in the balance the morning I met with Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess genius whom many regard as the greatest player of all time. What’s ...

More than a dozen children gather under a canopy in Makoko, the floating slum in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center. Aged 8 to 18, they are focused on the chess boards before them, calculating moves ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some kids are getting into the game of chess and staying off the streets. The friendly face-off is about more than just making the right moves, it's about how the game of chess is ...