If you’ve ever looked at different chess sets for sale, you’ve probably noticed something interesting – most of them look surprisingly similar. The shapes feel familiar, the proportions seem “right,” ...

When The Mandalorian fights alongside Rotta the Hutt in a gladiator arena in the latest Star Wars movie, the event is called ...

Alireza Firouzja traded the tournament hall for a hotel room on Monday, stretched out across a ​bed with his injured ankle raised on a ‌pillow while fellow chess grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov sat ...

Chanel has reimagined chess as we know it with a truly sparkling take on the classic board game. The fashion house presented the 32 piece ceramic chess set as part of its Chanel Coco Game collection ...

Chess-Turkey's Erdogmus, 14, set to become youngest 'super grandmaster' Turkey's 14‑year‑old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is set to surpass the 2,700 rating mark, a level ‌unofficially known as "super ...

Ten seconds left. Ball in LeBron James' hands. With the Milwaukee Bucks clinging to a two-point lead against the Los Angeles Lakers, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo read the play. Defending James, ...

Leaders is a board game that asks the question: "what if chess, but with drafting?" It's not a question I've ever asked during a chess game, but publisher Studio H was itching to answer. Leaders' ...

Picking out a new chess set is a milestone for any player who has moved beyond the casual “click-and-play” of mobile apps. It’s a tactile rite of passage. Whether you’re a club regular grinding out ...

Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equals On the chessboard, black and white pieces are lined up against each other for an unrelenting ...

In one of the most memorable interviews of my career thus far, I was at my desk, head in my hands, talking on the phone to a physicist about extra dimensions. I was trying to understand what it means ...