It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

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