International Chess Day celebrates the establishment of FIDE on July 20. The 2025 theme, 'Every Move Counts', aligns with ...

Chess is war on a board - a battle of wits, strategic dance moves, and Jedi-like foresight. And as with any great performance, everything depends on nailing that strong opening scene. Those early ...

Well-executed starting moves in chess can tip a game’s outcome, and players often rely on tried-and-true openers. Those openers may not work well in Chess960, a chess variant that scrambles the ...

Maybe it’s the iconography of the pieces or the intensity of the players, but for such a subtle, interior game, chess transfers very well to the screen. “Searching for Bobby Fischer” was one ...