Playing with online chess bots is fun. To some people playing online chess may not sound ‘real’, but the truth is, it is very real and sometimes more competitive than playing chess with ‘real’ people.

Just like any retiree, former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is spending his days perfecting his hobbies − specifically chess. And now you can play against him. On Monday, Chess.com ...

Last November, around the time that Elon Musk took over Twitter, Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic was asked about the changes to the social media platform. The 23-year-old NBA All-Star shrugged it ...

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Simulation Games Steam's fourth most popular game isn't really a game at all, but it's doubling as a "marketing tool" so effective its devs don't mind that "it's actually losing us money" MMO Games ...

Standup comedian Samay Raina, known for India’s Got Latent on YouTube, is known for his passion for chess. Now, a social media user has found his bot on Chess.com, an online platform and chess ...

She also happens to be a mean cat. Mittens, or technically the chess bot known as Mittens, might look cute. Her listed chess rating of a single point seems innocuous. But her play over the past few ...