A Bold and Adventurous Move . In the profound world of chess, the term "gambit" is filled with mystery and charm. Gambits represent a bold opening strategy wh ...

Host Sue Perkins does her best to give it "warm, 'Bake-Off' vibes" and the 12 contestants have clearly been chosen for their ...

The lesson this week is that king-pawn endgames often devolve into a race. The fat king usually loses. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

Having started out as a fantasy chess project, TakeTakeTake and its app have brought on board many of the biggest names in ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — First Canada, now the European Union: The escalating trade wars and reciprocal tariffs could pave the way for a devastating economic toll on Chicago businesses.

The self-destruction of the Austrian army in 1788 caused Austria to lose the Battle of Karansebes to the Turks. Karansebes is in modern day Romania. Austrian soldiers mistook each other for the enemy, ...

Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children ...

Known for speed chess, Nakamura has leaned on engines to sharpen his tactical intuition, adopting aggressive flank pawn pushes (like g4 in the Sicilian) that engines validate. His streaming career ...

“When I hear news like this, I feel like we are kind of like pawns on a chess board ... in what Young called another tit for tat move that could potentially impact people’s livelihoods.

In Star Trek franchise, there is no dearth of interesting props and the tri-dimensional chess is one such artifact that continues to spark curiosity among the Trekkies.

GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana met again at the just-concluded 2025 American Cup, extending what is likely the most ...

Chess is one of the oldest recorded and most revered board games, and it dates back centuries. However, despite its cent ...