Hypermodern chess players discovered you don't need to occupy the center immediately. You can control it from the sides with your pieces.

Newcomers to chess should consider learning the following openings to ensure they get off to a good start as both White and ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, the world's No. 1-ranked player, suffered a major defeat on Sunday to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. After Dommaraju made his final move, Carlsen, ...

On Sunday, Emery became the quickest Villa manager to earn 80 wins. Several ingredients have contributed to such prolonged ...

The Alaska Chess Federation is now a local chapter of US Chess and is using a grassroots approach to grow the game.

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 ...

To both locals and visitors who sit and mull over moves for hours, Santa Monica’s Chess Park provides a remarkable mix of beauty and brains. The small park just south of the Pier overlooks the beach ...

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

The future Hall of Fame quarterback reveals why defensive formations dictate offensive play-calling, explaining the ...