A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as ...

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the ...

Shreyas became Britain's youngest Chess Grandmaster at the age of 15 In a silent school hall on the Isle of Wight the air is thick with tension. Faces twitch nervously, feet shake vigorously under ...

In a silent school hall on the Isle of Wight the air is thick with tension. Faces twitch nervously, feet shake vigorously under tables, and several heads are clasped in hands. Every so often a chess ...

Only Magnus Carlsen is ranked above Hikaru Nakamura Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images Hikaru Nakamura did not wait around. After nearly five hours of moving chess pieces rapidly, he ...

In an effort to strengthen academic outcomes among tribal students, the Tribal Welfare Department is set to introduce chess as a learning tool in Government Tribal Residential Schools and Eklavya ...

SHAH ALAM – National SEA Games chess player Tan Wei Hao has called for chess to be introduced as a compulsory part of the school curriculum, arguing that the game can help young Malaysians develop ...

England face India in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals in Mumbai - follow live scores, radio commentary and video highlights ...

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

While beating an AI at a board game may seem relatively trivial, it can help us identify failure modes of the AI, or ways in which we can improve their training to avoid having them develop these ...

It’s worth knowing whether you’re just playing a game you like — or maybe also improving your brain chemistry.