Sales of chess sets and chess books have surged in the three weeks following the debut of Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit," according to a new report by the NPD Group. The miniseries, which premiered on ...

Attention - It’s the fastest depleting resource in us humans these days. It is also one of the cornerstones for being a good sportsperson. As the digital age engulfs our lives further, I have become ...

Want to SKYROCKET your chess elo? This video explores various resources to enhance your chess skills, including best-selling ...

Think chess, and chances are a certain, generic set of images will come to mind: that of stout, rounded-headed little pawns; crenelated towers for the rooks; the split mitre of the bishop; horses' ...

Charlton Comics, Vol. 1, No. 36. Strange Suspense Stories (March 1958) (courtesy World Chess Hall of Fame) ST. LOUIS — “Chess and comics are a natural pair,” Shannon Bailey, chief curator of the World ...

Chess and the Law: An Anthology of Anecdotes and Analogies book, by Andrew J. Field, front and back covers. When I was young I spent many weekends at the Dallas Chess Club testing my mettle against ...

One afternoon in the spring of 2000, the Dutch grandmaster Paul van der Sterren’s phone rang. On the other end of the line was Sytze Faber, a member of the board of the Dutch Chess Federation. Shortly ...

There's no barrier to chess training, so anybody can pick up a book or watch YouTube videos to learn the game. A group of researchers examined people who do and do not play chess, to learn whether ...

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