Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

Explore the Fried Liver attack in chess with both White and Black pieces. This engaging opening is excellent for beginners, featuring a rapid strategy to fork enemy pieces and potentially win a rook ...

During a visit to the Berkshires in 1891, the man who operated Mephisto, a chess-playing automaton, took on 12 members of the ...

RACINE — Chess pieces advance — and so do youths who play it, believes Ed Larkin, the driving force behind the upcoming Mayor’s Chess Challenge. The new event, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday on Monument ...