To casual observers, chess could seem boring. To Ben Foley, chess is an exciting game that can impart many valuable lessons. He says it teaches kids to concentrate, exercise patience, think critically ...

Chess enthusiasts gathered in Ireland’s Pub Feb. 28 for Campus Recreation’s Friendly Chess Tournament. Knights, bishops and ...

In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches ...

Some are so young their feet don't touch the ground, as they use chess clocks to time their turns. "They're so interested ...

like Major League Baseball adding a pitch clock. “I think that if things are going to continue to grow … there has to be innovation,” Nakamura said. Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, ...

Some even pointed out that Botez had previously used the same caption for a photo with chess legend Viswanathan Anand. The 18-year-old defeated ... 18 minutes on his clock, while Gukesh was ...

Sports such as football and hockey have only been made more entertaining by the increased use of analytics. But some say that ...

Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, the 34-year-old Norwegian grand master and ... like Major League Baseball adding a pitch clock. “I think that if things are going to continue ...

Koneru Humpy, India's top woman chess player, balances motherhood and her career with grace. After a hiatus, she made a ...

Nothing seems to have gone his way at Weissenhaus, where he ended the first event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 without ... Gukesh was down to ONE SECOND on his clock at one point while ...

While the origins of the game date back over a millennium (early precursors have been traced to the 6th century AD), its popularity in Europe really started to grow in the Medieval period as the game ...