If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces ...

Now that you know what goes on the board ... as the white pieces get to make the first move. Do your children play chess? Tell us about their winning strategies in the comments section below.

"Chess is an esport now" might sound like a marketing line, but it's also undeniably true: I have several physical boards, but I play 95% of my chess online and imagine it's the same for any fan.

Whether it was "b-boys" or "b-girls" showing their skills during these interludes or emcees laying verses, this advancement paved the way for the foundation of the genre that's now America's most ...

Elon Musk's Neuralink introduced the first patient to receive its brain-computer implant, demonstrating during a livestream that he can now move a computer cursor to play chess using the device.

From clubs to tournaments, classes to casual play, you can find chess games for any level of skill around Kansas City. This story was first published in KCUR's Adventure newsletter. You can sign ...

Now normal chess pieces were moved by means of electromagnets ... As you might expect, the pieces had metal bottoms that closed contacts, so play was probably a little finicky.