I am merely one episode into The Queen’s Gambit, which means I’m six episodes behind the rest of the world, but even one episode was enough to make a solid case that chess is cool, actually. It is a ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...

Okay, sorry for the weird question. But, I play a little chess, and one of the things that vaguely annoys me is that chess engines are kinda slow. Suppose I want to analyze a position to a certain ...

You don’t get to be the world No. 1-ranked chess player without plotting multiple moves ahead. “I have a simple rule in life, if you are to fight the champ in anything – do it virtually,” quipped ...

Some parents are signing their children up for chess lessons to get a break, and to teach them how to express themselves. By Lam Thuy Vo Ellis Clifton draws a grid with yellow chalk, counting each row ...

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 ...

Between studying moves with tutors in India and New York, Oliver Boydell has homework (with video game breaks, of course). By John Leland The problem with contemporary chess, said Oliver Boydell, who ...

The list of those who didn’t binge Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” late last year is a lot shorter than those who did. And to make sure its leading lady, Anya Taylor-Joy, was believable as a chess ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Between practices, workouts and meetings, there is inevitable downtime in NFL locker rooms. Teams will put up miniature basketball hoops, ping-pong or pool tables, even suction-cup ...