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The language-learning app recently added a feature that teaches you how to play chess. I tried it, and now I’m hooked on ...
Andrea returned to her life of being a competitive chess player for the first time in 3 years by participating in the Las Vegas Open tournament. Watch the video till the end to find out more about ...
The game of chess can be a metaphor for life. In November of 2009, an eighteen year-old named Magnus Carlsen of Norway became the youngest No. 1 chess player in the game’s history. There are ...
In your book you suggest that chess can apply to real-life situations, notably business. But chess is a zero-sum game, and in business people seek win-win situations.
As in life, one can play 95 percent of a chess game perfectly, only to have a pivotal oversight undo hours of meticulous work. Missed opportunities rarely resurface and are far more often punished.
Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In ...
The U.S. Chess Federation, which governs competitions, saw member numbers plunge from a high of 97,000 to 52,000 when the pandemic halted in-person tournaments, and then rebound to 112,800 today.
Chess can be intimidating but buying a set doesn’t have to be. We talked to one of the last chess-shop owners in NYC to get tips on how to select one for you.