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

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

When Magnus Carlsen started playing chess at the age of eight, he grew up in “a hybrid generation,” mainly playing on the board, he tells Euronews Next in an interview. Fast forward 25 years and the ...

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 ...

An artificial intelligence can identify entertaining chess moves rather than just winning ones. This could lead to AIs that are more fun to watch or play against, and even offer insights into how we ...