Chess is the world’s favorite board game, with an estimated 605 million players globally, thanks to studies by FIDE and ...

Chess is a popular board game with a long history. It started in India around the 6th century and has evolved over time into ...

The belief that chess should be considered a sport is subjective. For instance, the International Olympic Committee ...

Black Friday board game deals are starting to heat up ahead of the 2024 sale. Even though price cuts have been few and far between before now, a few retailers are beginning to hit 'go' on their ...

When Magnus Carlsen started playing chess at the age of eight, he grew up in “a hybrid generation,” mainly playing on the board, he tells Euronews Next in an interview. Fast forward 25 years ...

A Romanian chess grandmaster was expelled from a national-level competition after being accused of using a mobile device during play, organizers announced on Monday. Kirill Shevchenko, currently ...

While chess’ success during lockdowns may seem ... the competition can often resemble more of an esport than a 1,500-year-old board game. “At this point, I’m looking for things that are ...

By Victor Mather A top chess player was expelled from an event in Spain this week after being accused of cheating by using a phone during bathroom breaks between moves. The player, Kirill ...

Which came first to the designers of chess: the rules or the metaphor? It feels impossible to prise the system from the story: a military battle between two monarchs, each with perfectly ...