Chess is one of those games that are easy to learn and but difficult (or impossible) to master. Its rules are fairly simple, but devising optimal strategies and planning multiple moves at the same ...

It’s one of the oldest board games around and more than 600 million people play it on a regular basis, but more often than not, people are intimidated by the game of chess. Although chess is ...

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“The Queen’s Gambit” hasn’t just been a big hit for Netflix. The new show — which Netflix announced on Monday had set a company record with 62 million views in its first month — has also been a boon ...

Google has released a new chess website that puts one fun twist on the game: it uses custom pieces that are created each time by generative AI. The game starts by letting you type in a short ...

Looking to top its last iOS app with more than 250,000 downloads, four-man web development shop Friends of The Web is back with a new iPhone app: Tall Chess. “We were not satisfied with the existing ...

Netflix just figured out a new way to keep its viewers in check. The streaming service has sparked a renewed interest in chess after the success of its buzzy drama miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, which ...

Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen’s celebrity status. A grandmaster at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world of online chess gaming have ...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen’s celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world ...

When Magnus Carlsen started playing chess at the age of eight, he grew up in “a hybrid generation,” mainly playing on the board, he tells Euronews Next in an interview. Fast forward 25 years and the ...