‘Check and Mate’... How many times wondered ‘Hey, what exactly does that mean?’ and ‘How do you even make it happen?’ Let’s get right on to it! A ‘Checkmate’ signifies the end of the game, so the ...

Chess Puzzles With Answers: Is chess good or bad for the brain? Definitely. Chess is a game of strategy and tactics, and one of the most satisfying things in chess is finding a checkmate in 1 move.

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

Last fortnight, we discussed ‘Pattern Recognition in Chess’, aided by basic checkmate patterns like the Back Rank Checkmate with the rook and the Queen. Let us continue where we left off in our ...

The 2013 U.S. and Women's Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, Missouri. Host Michel Martin speaks with two of the competition's youngest players. Kayden Troff is the current under-14 World ...

Chess, a board game for two players, begins with sixteen chess pieces that can be moved according to a set of rules in a chess game. The objective of a chess game is to checkmate your opponent’s king.