Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

Chess fans have questions after Hans Niemann's win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caleb Wetherell, who runs Pawnalyze, a chess analysis website, about the outcome.

Hey, I’m Zachary but please call me Zach! I do anything and everything that has to do with chess and make my analysis ...

My father grew up playing chess in his native Philippines, where the game is hugely popular. He became fairly skilled, and even won a few tournaments after immigrating to the U.S. Of course he was ...

Look it's got a storied history, but at its core, Auto Chess is conceptually about five months old. And in that time it has taken the world by storm. Springing up as a mod at a perfect time for people ...

After accusations of cheating swirled around the game’s top players – is it ever possible to have a fair game of chess? Did a teenager cheat to defeat the chess world champion? This question has ...

Chess, often described as the "game of kings," has evolved significantly since its inception. With the advent of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), the landscape of chess training ...

The World Chess Championship was already a week old when something stunning happened in Game 6: after nearly eight hours of play last Friday, someone actually won. It was the first time in five years ...

The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further ...