Erik Neither, who was about to get married, made sure his fiancée was safe before he died in a June 25 boating accident.

NEW DELHI: Earning an official FIDE (the primary governing body of chess) rating has never been easy. A player must participate in FIDE-rated tournaments, which are organised under strict regulations ...

Generations of shogi players have long accepted that moving first in the board game offers an advantage. But shogi-playing artificial intelligence programs have shown that gaining that initial edge ...

The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum computers in their development. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explores ...

Discover how Gen Z trailblazers like chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and tech innovator Sarthak Sidhant defy norms and redefine success through talent, ...

When the chess world suspects someone of having cheated in a tournament, Ken Regan is the expert who gets the call. Using a database of tens of thousands of top-level games, Kenneth Regan, himself an ...

French mathematician Blaise Pascal famously called the game of chess “the gymnasium of the mind.” Slightly less famously, H.G. Wells called it “a curse upon a man.” In an 1897 essay, the science ...

Lamika Adams honors her late son, Ja’Monte, who died from thalassemia, by supporting community causes. Ja’Monte was a celebrated chess player with the Detroit City Chess Club, which his family ...

If a fervent chess player seeking a challenging game partner doesn’t happen to live in a major city such as St. Louis, Missouri, home of the World Chess Hall of Fame, the next best thing might be ...

Explore beginner and intermediate chess with informative courses and a bestselling book available in multiple languages. Start playing chess for free and gain insights with game feedback opportunities ...

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It was March 2016, and more than 200 million people around the world were watching a battle 2,500 years in the making. At the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, Lee Sedol — one of the greatest players of Go ...