WITH the new year always comes a sense of wanting to do or try something new. Whether it is to reach a goal, bring some joy ...

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the ...

Dozens of chess enthusiasts gathered Saturday at the Jackson County Library Services Phoenix branch for a free holiday chess ...

On 26 November 1844, two chess teams faced off while separated by 60 kilometers, as the Washington Chess Club played a team in Baltimore using the newly built electrical telegraph. Three consulting ...

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Born in 2022, Sarwagya — from Sagar in the ...

Daniel Naroditsky at the FIDE World Rapid Championship on Dec. 28, 2024 in New York, NY.Lennart Ootes—Getty Images In July, the American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky played a speed chess game against ...

(From left) Diane Keaton, Pope Francis, Roberta Flack and Robert Redford were among the notable people who passed away in ...

Norway's Carlsen claims sixth world rapid chess title in Qatar Magnus Carlsen won his sixth world rapid championship title at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Qatar on Sunday.

A selection of The Washington Post’s favorite artwork in 2025, showcasing pieces from staff illustrators and artists around ...

Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year. By Yussef Cole In its struggle to understand and make sense of life, art has a way of remaining relevant even when, in chaotic ...

​Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, to Nigerian parents, Joshua spent part of his childhood at a boarding school in ...

I recently put together a list of the best small portable gaming handhelds for people who are tired of how big the Nintendo Switch 2 and handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck are. In an era of ...