A row is brewing in the world of chess – at the center of it are a disgruntled world federation and a chess variant – with millions on the line. When asked about the start of his newest ...

Piecing together a puzzle is a great way to relax. Whether you enjoy the hobby on your own or with others, there's quite a few different formats to choose from these days, too. There are some ...

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There are a lot of great jigsaw puzzles for adults out there. If anything, there are way too many options to choose from. Because of this, it can sometimes help to narrow down your search to a ...

Some AI will even attempt to cheat their way out of losing in games of chess. This poor sportsmanship is documented in a preprint study from Palisade Research, an organization focused on risk ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced this week that he is ...

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour has included American GM Hans Niemann in their line-up for the Paris leg. The ongoing Weissenhaus Grand Slam has taken the chess world by storm, and has also ...

Emerging Queer Voices Understanding Anora as an accidental trans girl romantic tragicomedy We'd spend an hour taking lessons and solving puzzles with our chess master, Aris, and then we'd get two ...

D Gukesh’s winless run continued as he lost to Alireza Firouzja on Friday, to finish in eighth place and without a single win at the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event in Wangels ...

Grandmaster Wei Yi, impressed by the Indian prodigy, prepares to compete in the Norway Chess 2025 against top players like Magnus Carlsen. Wei emphasizes the need for greater support for chess in ...

A popular math-oriented chess puzzle goes as follows: How do you place 8 Queens on an empty Chess board in a way that none of the Queens attack each other? Solving such puzzles is not only a fun ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play ...