The 2026 FIDE Chess Olympiad takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 27. Here is everything you need to ...

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Chess has always been a part of Henry Lien’s life. He’s played it since he was 5 years old or so, his tiny hands just big enough to hold the pieces. He grew up in a part of the Bay Area, Marin, which ...

Chess has long been an important part of school culture. Many people believe chess has a range of cognitive benefits including improved memory, IQ, problem solving skills and concentration. But there ...

Since 1997, when IBM’s Deep Blue beat world champion and chess legend Garry Kasparov in a six-game match, chess players have accepted that machines are stronger at chess. We have taken some comfort ...

Elon Musk and Chess.com reignite their feud over chess's complexity, with Musk claiming it will be solved like checkers, ...

Ethan first became interested in chess when he was six years old after he spotted someone else playing. Now 13, he plays for ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of people’s interests online, whether that’s playing Dungeons & Dragons over Zoom or taking virtual workout classes. But at least one of these interests, online ...