One of the most paradoxical and powerful ideas in chess is Zugzwang. This term of German origin literally means "compulsion to move", where Zug means 'move' and Zwang means 'compulsion' It describes a ...

Chess players were left baffled after a new rule was “announced” that made Bishops more powerful, but don’t expect this to be allowed in your own matches. On January 17, chess .com claimed the game ...

As a mediocre chess player, I'm intrigued by the arrival of a new alfresco board on a side street in Sherwood, where I could imagine community-spirited locals pondering over where to move their ...

FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys have a "Blow It Up'' scenario at their fingertips which calls ... who will surely want the Cowboys' "big chess piece'' moves to include offensive weaponry to line ...

At just nine years old, Rayan Rashid Mugdho, a young chess prodigy from Dhaka, has achieved what many seasoned players can only dream of—defeating five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen. This ...

I was a little disappointed when I found out that the chess board I'd be receiving didn't have the feature where the pieces move on their own. No, apparently that one is still in development ...

despite their prowess at conversation and writing complex computer code, still haven't figured out how chess pieces should move. The tournament streamed on Rozman's GothamChess channel and pitted ...

Cheating in chess doesn’t just extend to getting a computer to determine the best moves, either. Last year, a Russian player was caught on camera appearing to poison her rival’s pieces before ...

In regular chess, positions of chess pieces on the back ranks are fixed ... rather than having the luxury of playing out the first series of moves based on preparation cooked by their team. In total, ...

Niemann said he was willing to put as much as $1 million at stake to play against both players but demanded formal apology from Carlsen and Nakamura for their “false accusations ... voices criticising ...