(PhysOrg.com) -- In the recorded history of chess, world champions have always been male, not female. Further, there is currently only one woman in the top 100 chess players in the world. Because ...

The modern-day world of championship chess isn’t just long games and arcane openings. There’s Twitch drama, robots that break kids’ fingers, and now: anal beads. Last week, World Champion Magnus ...

The cheating controversy gripping the world of elite chess was already enigmatic — but it deepened even more this week, when world champion Magnus Carlsen abruptly resigned after making a single move ...

When I lived in New York, one of my favorite activities was taking a stroll through Washington Square Park, where I’d make my way to the chess tables. There, a few of us novice players would gather ...

Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, was introduced by legend Bobby Fischer in 1996, and it has always been a mystery among fans and players. It is a type of chess variant that randomises the ...