Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest player in history. However, it cannot replace him. These super-strong platforms ...

The new feature-length doc tells the story of Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian Grandmaster and the No. 1 chess player in the world ...

LONDON – Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the English Premier League stars “addicted” to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game’s popularity among younger people. Manchester City ...

What looked like a normal chess game suddenly swung on a single decision. One move changed the balance, opened the position, and left the rest of the game feeling almost inevitable. That is what makes ...

Ten seconds left. Ball in LeBron James' hands. With the Milwaukee Bucks clinging to a two-point lead against the Los Angeles Lakers, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo read the play. Defending James, ...

Thanks to a stellar start on the Roblox platform, new Anime Auto Chess codes are flowing in like water. If you're looking to stay ahead in this fiercely competitive and slightly different take on one ...

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...

This is where fun joins a company with intelligence. Board games give us the sense of superiority of strategy and the feeling of blowing something up when you get the wrong number or suit. And, having ...

Ten minutes past one in the afternoon—and Magnus Carlsen’s world was crashing down around him. This can’t be happening. Magnus ran a hand through his disheveled mane of auburn hair, a chaotic halo ...

The NBA playoffs become chess matches for coaches. After wins and losses, they work on adjustments during practices to ...

Honorable mention: Cass City, Clinton, Coloma, Hanover-Horton, Kingsley, Lansing Catholic, Ottawa Lake-Whiteford, ...