Considering its formalization in medieval Europe, chess has some unexpected quirks. The pieces are named for positions in the ...
In this season of gift-giving, it’s good to reflect on the inexhaustible generosity of the game we love. Yes, the losses can ...
Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Nona Gaprindashvili is pictured playing at the International Chess Congress in London in 1964 The Queen's Gambit is based on the 1983 novel by Walter ...
The pieces used are two rooks, two knights, two bishops, eight pawns, a queen and a king. Each player controls one of the two colours. In chess white always moves first. Players alternate making moves ...
Hailed as the favourite to win by many chess pundits, the 18-year-old Gukesh ... has stuck to a Classical approach using only King and Queen's pawn in the beginning. "I think so far it has ...
Hailed as the favourite to win by many chess pundits, the 18-year-old Gukesh ... IMAGE: D Gukesh has stuck to a Classical approach using only King and Queen's pawn in the beginning.