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

The mid-game in chess is one of the toughest portions for beginners to learn due to how unpredictable it is. This is particularly the case for beginners, who will likely have run out of book moves in ...

Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is ...

Jack Pursey is an Evergreen Editor from England who began working at Game Rant as a List Writer in August 2020. Jack enjoys games from a wide range of genres but has a soft spot for puzzle and ...

Chess is a centuries-old game that’s enjoying new popularity with young people. The renewed interest has created demand for more online content, and international chess master and commentator Levy ...

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This is the Game Of The Century, an amazing historical chess game between Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer, played in New York ...

Dozens of chess enthusiasts gathered Saturday at the Jackson County Library Services Phoenix branch for a free holiday chess ...

Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old chess grandmaster who gained viral fame for winning games while wearing a blindfold, has died. The Charlotte Chess Center (N.C.) announced his death Monday in a joint ...

On a winter evening in Kolkata, when the fog hangs low over the Maidan and the city's iconic hand-pulled rickshaws creak ...