When it comes to chess, psychological scientists have concluded that practice is necessary to get to the master level -- but it's not enough. There has to be something else that sets apart the people ...

Magnus Carlsen has shared why he is not returning to deliberate practice in chess despite a recent dip in form, stating that his priorities have shifted as he prepares to welcome a child with his wife ...

Even for someone who’s super smart, becoming a skilled chess player requires lots and lots of practice. By the same token, practice isn’t everything. New research in the journal Proceedings of the ...

The single round swiss-system 2015 Forbes Burnham Memorial Chess Tournament ends this afternoon. For the selected few participants who accumulated the most number of points after five rounds, the ride ...

Chess is making its debut at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, with $1.5 million on the line. Ahead of the first pieces being moved around the board, 5-time world champion from Norway, ...

Neuroplasticity has always been considered as one of the most intriguing characteristics of the human brain 1,2,3,4. In the last years, multidisciplinary research efforts have progressively ...