Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

Loek van Wely discusses chess, politics, and the Global Chess League, reflecting on challenges and rising talents in the ...

Chess is a centuries-old game that’s enjoying new popularity with young people. The renewed interest has created demand for more online content, and international chess master and commentator Levy ...

It was as if a bottom seed had knocked out the top team in March Madness: At the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament in St. Louis earlier this month, an upstart American teenager named Hans Niemann ...

Levy Rozman returns to answer more of the internet's burning questions about the game of chess. What does he make of the Carlsen vs. Neimann controversy? What's the greatest chess move of all time?

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

Board games are not just fun ways to pass the time with friends and family. To play a board game, one must flash their competitive spirit and think strategically while maintaining the balance of ...

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