It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Chess fans have questions after Hans Niemann's win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caleb Wetherell, who runs Pawnalyze, a chess analysis website, about the outcome.

After accusations of cheating swirled around the game’s top players – is it ever possible to have a fair game of chess? Did a teenager cheat to defeat the chess world champion? This question has ...

My father grew up playing chess in his native Philippines, where the game is hugely popular. He became fairly skilled, and even won a few tournaments after immigrating to the U.S. Of course he was ...

Chess, often described as the "game of kings," has evolved significantly since its inception. With the advent of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), the landscape of chess training ...

The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts “further ...