The cheating controversy gripping the world of elite chess was already enigmatic — but it deepened even more this week, when world champion Magnus Carlsen abruptly resigned after making a single move ...
When I lived in New York, one of my favorite activities was taking a stroll through Washington Square Park, where I’d make my way to the chess tables. There, a few of us novice players would gather ...
On the Explanation of Chess and Backgammon is a Middle Persian text concerned with the earliest story of the invention and rules of the games of chess and backgammon in the sixth century CE, during ...
Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, was introduced by legend Bobby Fischer in 1996, and it has always been a mystery among fans and players. It is a type of chess variant that randomises the ...