Freestyle chess is now popular because of the abundance of knowledge about the standard starting position. It randomizes the opening and side-steps memorization by shuffling the pieces on the back ...

When sensing defeat in a match against a skilled chess bot, advanced models sometimes hack their opponent, a study found.

Step into the world of expert craftsmanship where skilled artisans create intricate Japanese chess pieces. Watch as fine ...

Two months after being crowned the youngest world champion in chess history, D Gukesh failed to win a single game in the ...

Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, the 34-year-old Norwegian grand master and five-time world champion who ...

Reigning world champion D Gukesh is yet to win a single game after six days of competition at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ...

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There are no board spaces for starters: instead, you measure your progress across the map with a long base on your wooden playing piece, trying to stay in printed shadows and out of sight of guards.

The IMF Executive Board completed the first review of the 40-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), enabling a disbursement of SDR 34.3 million (about US$46 million). The ECF ...

Board Vice Chairman Joseph Sokolovic cast one of the "no" votes, saying he was opposed to the compensation piece. “At this time, I would not agree to any package being offered to any employee ...