The Reti collection was named for Richard Reti, an Austro-Hungarian chess master who in 1910 won a well-known match in just 11 moves. (An average game usually involves about 40 moves.) ...

Google Labs, the experimental arm of the tech giant, has introduced a new online project that offers an entertaining variation of the game of chess. The Google's GenChess uses Gemini Imagen 3 to ...

Bronstein at 100: Celebrating one of the game’s greatest players, writers and artists Bronstein-Nezhmetdinov after 20. Bg5. more > ...

Earlier this month, a handful of the world’s greatest chess players gathered in an event space located in the lush greenery of Paris’ Bois de Vincennes. The spectacle was part of an ambitious ...

By Kelsie Hoffman Updated on: April 2, 2024 / 11:58 AM EDT / CBS News Maurice Ashley, who became the first Black chess grandmaster in 1999, is using the game of chess to teach life lessons.

Boris Spassky, the World Chess Champion who faced Bobby Fischer in the legendary "Match of the Century," died Thursday at age 88. Spassky was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where he ...

The ancient game of chess is one steeped in tradition, with a history dating back centuries. It was once a game purely of endurance, a test of patience with titanic battles often taking days to ...

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.

Essay Chess Teaches the Power of Sacrifice A grandmaster learned that it takes courage to be comfortable with uncertainty, whether it’s at the chessboard or in real life.