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 a new interview with Empire, Fede Álvarez addressed the scenes with Rook and admitted that even he knew that the face-swapping used to create Ian Holm’s likeness was… not great.

Now Tarnowski and her business partner Tony Tandeski plan to open The Rook Room Game Lounge & Café in March inside the former St. Kilda Café & Bakery space at 300 S.W. Fifth St. in Des Moines.

In the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, R Praggnanandhaa won his sixth game, Arjun Erigaisi secured his first victory, and Gukesh settled for a draw. Highlights included Praggnanandhaa's win ...

To participate, all Iowans have to do is hunt down one of 200 rook chess pieces hidden across the Des Moines metro. When participants find the rook, they can turn it over to reveal a QR code pointing ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — After nearly six years hosting gaming events across the Des Moines metro, the Rook Room is opening a permanent location. The Rook Room Game Lounge & Café is set to open at 300 SW ...

Following Alien: Romulus’s home release in December, Alien fans started to notice that the physical release of the film seemed to have updated the effects of the controversial character Rook. An Ash ...

PFP NFTs blend blockchain authenticity with cultural relevance, serving as unique digital collectibles that symbolize personal identity, community membership, and exclusivity in the digital world.

In 2021, we witnessed the meteoric rise of NFT avatar projects and the trend has only increased in 2023. But what is a PFP NFT project? And, why are these cool PFP projects so popular? Basically, it ...

The world of chess had a rather tumultuous end to 2024, with top players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura taking on FIDE, the global governing body of chess. Carlsen and Nakamura accused FIDE ...