Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit" has inspired a surge of interest in chess around the globe. The series follows the life of fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the 1960s. The modern ...

On being in Valencia during the city’s celebration to mark 550 years of modern chess and catching up with grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand there The air in the grand hall of Valencia’s La Nau cultural ...

From ancient Persian craftsmen to Yoko Ono, artists have reinterpreted the game over the ages. An all-white chessboard as part of the "Sky Is Always Clear" exhibition by artist Yoko Ono at the Moscow ...

Who decided that white should always go first? Johann Löwenthal, a British master, put forth one of the first proposals of record to give white the obligatory first move. At the First American Chess ...

The complete chess set of 32 pieces in mixed media and board comprised of carpet, linoleum, plywood and beechwood, with accompanying instruction manual, all contained in the original foam-lined and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — I didn’t expect a chessboard to turn me into a regular player again. But the GoChess Lite Modern, with its sleek LED cues and AI coaching, did just that, and improved my game.

Chess players searching for a compact portable chess set may be interested in the new Kickstarter campaign for the Crownes Chess set. Offering three different versions, the nesting chess set is ...

Chess was first invented in India around the 6th century AD. The early version of this game was called Chaturanga, a Sanskrit word that means “four divisions of the army”. These divisions stood for ...

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...