Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has been the top chess player in the world for many years now and is about as close to a celebrity in the sports as its had in decades. So when he announced that he ...

The Mid Valley High School Chess Team recently won the Lackawanna Chess League’s high school chess tournament championship, marking the team’s second year in the league and its second year undefeated.

Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze has an FA Cup final to look forward to, but he has found a novel way to take his mind off things in the buildup. Last week, he swapped his boots for bishops and ...

The game of chess has long been central to computer science and AI-related research, most notably in IBM’s Deep Blue in the 1990s and, more recently, AlphaZero. But the game is about more than ...

It’s not a great chess app, but the chess pieces are fun. It’s not a great chess app, but the chess pieces are fun. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators ...