Chess has never been just a board game. It has always been a quiet reflection of the world around it. When societies changed, ...

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Chess is an ancient game. A slow and cerebral ...

We often use chess as a metaphor for life, business, and other competitive sports, because it's such a strategic game. Coder and chess player Gautam Narula offers us two simple rules that sum up the ...

In a major boost to online chess, FIDE on Monday approved a new set of rules which will be applied to official online competitions. These perhaps prodded FIDE to wake up to the new reality and give ...

It is needless to say how chess is directly related to intelligence. As per a study on 4,000 Venezuelan students, after 4 months of chess instruction a change in the overall IQ of the students was ...

Australian Chess Federation committee member Dr Kevin Bonham has refuted suggestions the rule of white pieces moving first was racially motivated. Dr Bonham spoke to ABC radio’s James Valentine on ...