The new generation of chess bots eliminates jarring, inhuman moves, extends the rating ladder from true beginner to beyond ...

Thanks to some surprising advances, mathematicians are starting to realize that artificial intelligence could radically alter ...

Here's a look at the Demo Launch Trailer for Gambit, a chess strategy deckbuilding roguelike developed by Jeriko. Players ...

Jordan Himelfarb’s new book explores the history of the game and the sacrifices necessary to make it to the top ...

Several years ago, East High School Assistant Principal Karen Carey set out chessboards in the lunchroom for students to play during lunch. "It became a competition sort of thing," Carey said. "I ...

If a fervent chess player seeking a challenging game partner doesn’t happen to live in a major city such as St. Louis, Missouri, home of the World Chess Hall of Fame, the next best thing might be ...

Jamie Ding has faced off against comic book writers, a The Chase competitor, attorneys, and more, but he hasn’t been challenged by a world-renowned chess player on Jeopardy! until now. Ding finally ...

Production of Superman: Man of Tomorrow is officially underway. On April 20, director James Gunn shared an image of a black and red chessboard spread out next to Lex Luthor's Van Kull Department of ...

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. When Gukesh Dommaraju was a small child growing up in Chennai, India, his parents wanted him to be an athlete.

At age four, typical little kids are into singing songs, hopping on one foot, maybe throwing a ball overhand. Sarah Nguyen was different; she wanted to learn to play chess. Her dad, Lam, a scientist ...