This smart chess board blends the tactile joy of in-person play with the global reach of online opponents.

Eric Cantona has gone on to become a successful actor and, more recently, singer since retiring from professional football in 1997, but one of his former Manchester United team-mates has revealed a ...

Chair and Associate Professor of Finance Robert Irons has published a book about one of the most famous chess games in ...

Generative AI chatbots tried their hand at chess, mistakenly teleporting kings, reviving dead bishops, and moving pawns sideways.

He has long been Germany's No. 1 chess player. Now Vincent Keymer is setting his sights on the world title. To get there, he must balance the use of artificial intelligence and his instinct for ...

In "Fischer Random," the starting position is drawn before each game, so there is no call for computer preparation, as in classic chess. This is precisely what makes Fischer Random so appealing to ...

"Initially I just used to watch my family members play chess at home, just as a hobby, just like any other board game. But then I got interested in the game and I happened to enrol in a chess summ ...

In 2022, he refused to defend his world title in classical chess, the longer form of the game, citing his displeasure over the format. Dommaraju Gukesh, 18, from India, now holds the title ...

For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final with the ...

Magnus Carlsen made a fashionably late entry into round 1 of the World Blitz Championship at New York’s Wall Street on Monday and said one of the reasons was that he was buying a new pair of jeans to ...

(FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships) A polished appearance conveys seriousness and respect for the game, setting the tone for a focused and engaging tournament experience, it said in ...