It’s been just over a month since a chess documentary on Judit Polgar’s life and her career, The Queen of Chess, was released on Netflix. Tracing the career of one of the greatest players in chess ...

You've most likely heard of Garry Kasparov in any mention of chess. The name is synonymous to the game itself as the international chessmaster held the world chess champion title for over a decade, ...

The former US women’s champion Jennifer Shahade changed her life and her sport when she made allegations against a grandmaster. Now, she tells Donald McRae, she has turned her hand to writing and poke ...

In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame ...

Queen to f8, check, also wins. Either way, on the next move white wins black’s queen and saves his rook, with mate in the air ...

Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world's best players, announced today the players selected as wildcards for the first three ...

Society / The harrowing lessons of the Pentagon’s recently dissolved partnership with Anthropic David Futrelle It’s been a dizzying few weeks for the AI firm Anthropic. After a barrage of MAGA-led ...

In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket - the hole in a door frame ...

Grandmaster Garry Kasparov compares chess to “mental torture” — a statement that at first glance seems overdramatized for a leisure activity enjoyed by seniors at the local park — but to budding ...

A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as “lazy” and was open about using alcohol and drugs early on.

It was nostalgic and entertaining as Viswanathan Anand lost 11-13 to Garry Kasparov in an exhibition event (Clutch Chess: The Legends) at St Louis. It was a one-sided affair as the Russian GM eased ...

In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain. Many such truces have held the title ...