FREE, 7 July CHESS FEST: Trafalgar Square hosts a free chess festival, open to all, whether you're a seasoned player or want to learn the game. This year's Chess Fest has a theme of Alice Through ...

ON FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s top ...

In the time of social media where our fractured attention span is a growing cause of concern, a game like chess forces players to indulge themselves in structure and discipline. Beyond the ...

A 17-year-old has crafted the ultimate tool to cheat at chess after jailbreaking Ray-Ban Meta glasses to show the best moves in over-the-board games. Chess cheating has been a controversial ...

Susana Polo is a senior entertainment writer at Polygon, specializing in pop culture and genre fare, with a primary expertise in comic books. Previously, she founded The Mary Sue. The actual play ...

Michael Mayer has written 2 shows including The Flamingo Kid (Bookwriter), American Idiot (Bookwriter). What awards has Michael Mayer been nominated for? Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama ...

Sick of your algorithms roping you back into the same eight songs you never want to hear again? It’s time for new music for a new year, from Portland’s very own songmakers. We asked a few ...

Aggressively rendered with broad brushwork and unusual color combinations these late paintings stand in marked contrast to the more refined 1909 works, attesting to the modernity of Monet's expanded ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Patrick Barry, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Uncommon Courses is an ...

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