Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

In this video, we explore chess openings and how to study them. The content includes chess openings for beginners, such as the Sicilian, Caro Kann, Vienna, King's Gambit, and London Opening vs King's ...

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

New research using chess960 shows that changing the starting layout can rebalance chess and alter how difficult early ...