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In this chess study, it is White to move and win. The win is forced – either checkmate or a White gets a large amount of material to make the position untenable for Black. Chess studies are composed ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

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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 ...

Chess aficionados know that the game is one of exponential complexity. The first three moves yield more than 9 million possible board positions and there are nearly 319 billion possible ways to play ...

Speaking this morning on "Fox & Friends Weekend," two accomplished chess players shared their enthusiasm for the game of chess — and noted the many ways that kids today can get involved in the game ...

Discover the fascinating story behind the oldest chess problem ever recorded and the tragic tale of its mysterious creator. A deep dive into chess history and one of its earliest puzzles. #ChessHistor ...

University of Nottingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Take a set of chess pieces and throw them all away except for one knight. Place the knight on any one of the 64 ...

This week’s puzzle is a chance to enter an annual national contest in which FT readers traditionally perform strongly and in significant numbers. White in the diagram, playing as usual up the board, ...

On a grim New York Monday in November, a small crowd clustered in a dark room with a thick pane of glass at one end. Defending world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Sergey Karjakin sat on ...