Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote about a chess-teaching program aimed at children ages 8 and up. It used various arcade-like games to teach kids how chess pieces moved and captured. It was a new concept ...

Both Malay chess and international chess emphasise strategic thinking; however, the pieces and movement rules may vary, influencing play styles significantly.

The rook in question certainly wasn't the first chess piece ever created, but it may be the oldest found to date. John Peter Oleson Almost 30 years after its discovery, a small sandstone figurine ...

From ancient Persian craftsmen to Yoko Ono, artists have reinterpreted the game over the ages. An all-white chessboard as part of the "Sky Is Always Clear" exhibition by artist Yoko Ono at the Moscow ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — I didn’t expect a chessboard to turn me into a regular player again. But the GoChess Lite Modern, with its sleek LED cues and AI coaching, did just that, and improved my game.

Chess is witnessing a surge in dramatic moments, with Magnus Carlsen's outburst and Hikaru Nakamura's king toss at a recent exhibition event sparking debate. While organizers intended the gesture for ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A medieval chess piece, one of five that have been missing for nearly two centuries, was chilling ...