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 ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Over a rollup chess mat on a Franklin Park picnic table, Loren Schmidt brightens while speaking about the Alekhine's Defence, one of his favorite openings. Schmidt, a Heritage University professor and ...

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

A Dutch grandmaster has stepped forward with a critical warning for Magnus Carlsen, urging the chess titan to avoid undermining the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open. Carlsen, currently unstoppable in his ...

By playing Open tournaments, which also comprise male players, Divya Deshmukh, the FIDE Women's World Cup winner, is looking ...