Chess is having a moment. The centuries-old analog game has found new life online, and it hasn’t just grown in popularity — it’s exploded. As people turn toward digital entertainment amid the pandemic ...
As an international chess master and teacher, John Bartholomew of Eagan is consistently asked: "How do I go about studying chess openings?" Bartholomew found there was no efficient "go-to" resource to ...
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In Netflix’s limited series “The Queen’s Gambit,” troubled chess prodigy Beth Harmon — played by “Emma” star Anya Taylor-Joy — receives this compliment from her good-looking opponent Townes (Jacob ...
Von Doren, which used the game’s notations on the dial of its first watch, plans to introduce a new version of the design this fall. By Penelope Colston Oyvind Von Doren Asbjornsen wasn’t content with ...
There’s no doubt the Netflix series, "The Queen’s Gambit", made chess cool. The fictional tale of chess phenom Beth Harmon, who was launched on the road to stardom by school janitor Mr. Shaibel, was a ...
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about chess lately — that’s because the 2023 World Chess Championship is currently happening. With Magnus Carlsen not attending, it will be exciting to see who takes ...