As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv. An American chess ...

About 200,000 people a day log on to watch her play chess, and a lot of them pay $5 a month to support her channel. Becoming an online chess star requires more than good chess chops.

In Two Weeks Notice (2002) an endearing Hugh Grant is lured into playing strip chess with his plotting assistant, played by Alicia Witt. And in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) we go ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of people’s interests online, whether that’s playing Dungeons & Dragons over Zoom or taking virtual workout classes. But at least one of these interests ...

In chess, there are all types of ways to play with time. Some games can give players hours to think; others can be less than 5 minutes. One of the things to look for is if the person you’re ...

Although chess has been played for centuries, it wasn’t until the 19th century that the game really took off in Europe and the U.S. Yet not everyone had a favorable view of this crazy new fad.

Chess can be a nearly silent game when two people are in the zone. Green felt quietly brushing against plastic or stone; perhaps a clock clicking back and forth as the time dwindles down.

As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv.An American chess ...

Unlike a “normal person who has talent” in chess, says Finegold, users on Twitch ought to be ignored lest they diminish the good name of a traditional chess community. Some at the head of ...