Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

The landscape of chess opening theory underwent a significant transformation in the early 20th century with the emergence of hypermodernism. This school of thought, championed by influential figures ...

Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these ...

“THIS GAME—IT’S a rabbit’s hole. After only four moves, there’s more than 300 billion options to consider.” So declares actor Peter Sarsgaard, portraying the coach of legendary chess king Bobby ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On Sunday, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) crowned US ...

The Woodland Library Chess Club begins with an opening strategy to build up the local chess community. It began at the end of last year with the start of the Kids’ Chess Club, which meet Mondays from ...