Van Asselt Elementary and South Shore Elementary square off in Detective Cookie Bouldin’s annual Urban Youth Chess Tournament. Bouldin says, “these are the best of the best” players, but it’s more ...

It’s not a great chess app, but the chess pieces are fun. It’s not a great chess app, but the chess pieces are fun. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators ...

Chess is one of the most ubiquitous games in the world, and it's easy to get started. All you need is a board and some pieces. There's no need for an app or robotics, and certainly no need for ...

Discover the magic of chess with your family, as Duggee and the Squirrels take you through the basics. Chess, sometimes called the game of kings, is a game played between two people. They take turns ...

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chessnut, an innovative technology company, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking product, the Chessnut Move electronic chessboard. As the ...

Algebraic notation is the standard way chess players record their moves. By Isaac Aronow The standard method of recording moves in a chess game is known as algebraic notation. The name isn’t quite ...

Any chess player worth her salt thinks at least a few moves ahead, which is why when you look at the self-moving chess board in the video above you have to think: how close are we to Wizard’s Chess ...

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 ...