Despite the endgame being where many chess games are won or lost, many beginners overlook learning the phase, opting instead to study more glamorous aspects of chess, such as tactics, checkmating ...

Gobet recommends a beginners' chess book for an instant edge. "Compared to where you were before, it's going to be a massive difference," he promises. Armed with the basics, you could join a club or ...

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 ...

Rozman—aka GothamChess—is an online streamer who became an International Master in 2018 and is passionate about making chess accessible to all. In this guide for beginners and intermediate players, he ...