chess has some unexpected quirks. The pieces are named for positions in the royal court, but the most powerful piece – and the most valuable – is not the king, but the queen. A knight and a ...

For Indian chess, it was quite fitting that Aravindh’s success came on the same day that 18-year-old Pranav Venkatesh emerged ...

The ultimate goal of chess is to checkmate the opponent's king. Playing chess with kids can improve their brain stimulation, intelligence, decision-making, and mathematical skills. Chess ...

A tactic used in a 1960 victory over countryman David Bronstein — in which Mr. Spassky sacrificed a rook to open an attack on Bronstein’s king — was copied in a chess scene early in the 1963 ...

Eight Super Grandmasters battle it out in the strongest chess tournament in history. This inside scoop covers all 14 grueling rounds while delving into cultural experiences including chess boxing ...

Freestyle Chess' randomized back rank saw all four quarterfinals begin with position 270, which has knights at a1 and d1, rooks at b1 and h1, the king at c1, the queen at e1, and bishops at f1 and g1.