Played for centuries, abstract games like chess has long been the abstract game of choice for millions of people worldwide. While none of us are going to be the next Garry Kasparov or Maurice Ashley, ...

Any Harry Potter fan has surely spent at least a few moments of their life wishing that Wizard’s Chess — the enchanted version of the classic game in which pieces move without being touched — was a ...

It may be 1,500 years old, but chess isn’t going anywhere, and part of its longevity may be the fact that it lends itself well to modern upgrades. Three years ago Infivention launched Square Off, a ...

At a Haitian-Dominican cafe in Brooklyn, I found solace, friendship, and a newfound love of the game.

Nevadans love to play games — its casinos are full of them. But for family-centered board games, Nevada falls into the majority of states finding chess to be their most popular board game, based on a ...

One rare nonpolarizing event in 2020 was the release of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” The miniseries about orphaned, struggling chess prodigy Beth Harmon not only captivated audiences, but it also ...

We often treat our daily choices as a mishmash of random events. But like a grandmaster, we need to realize that every move ...