January 2021

MUMBAI: Perhaps it's the constant dance of such mystifying words in his ten-year-old head that keeps Delhi boy Madhav Kamath decidedly monosyllabic these days. Representing Polish coins and ear seals respectively, "grosze" and "sea lions"…

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What connects Stevie Nicks and Anya Taylor-Joy? At first glance, not much beyond the signature haircuts. But the Fleetwood Mac frontman and Netflix's fall smash star, The Queen's Gambit, have both inspired lightning-quick marketing…

Looking into 2020, there was a bright spark: Watching The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. This historic drama has kept millions of people gripped by games of chess. If you want to follow in Beth Harmon's footsteps, here are four great lessons…

Lubomír Kaválek won his first national championship at the age of 19 and earned his title of international grandmaster a few years later while studying journalism at Charles University. He!-->!-->!-->…

If you were a fan of The Queen's Gambit, or just love chess, you can play Beth Harmon online at various stages of her career. It's really cool. How to play Beth Harmon Chess.com has created a series of seven Beth Bots for chess…

If you're like me, you probably grew up finding board games boring, boring, and nothing more than a must…

A world chess champion has been revealed as the highest paid esports player of 2020, as Unikrn reported. Magnus Carlsen, a 30-year-old Norwegian chess champion, is said to have won $ 511,000 (£ 373,666) in cash prizes from his…

Through Emma Love, Third year Politics and SociologyIn their efforts to adjust to the new Covid lifestyle without ads and without a club, many have chosen new hobbies and social activities - sewing, reading, baking, etc. For Bristol…

On January 4, Sanjay Kapoor, a Kanpur-based businessman, was elected President of the All India Chess Federation (AICF). Kapoor edged out PR Venkatarama Raja, the outgoing AICF president, by a narrow…

Ingrid Gayle didn't grow up playing chess like many chess players you might meet. The dominoes were still on the table in his West Indian home. Checkers, Battleship and Monopoly sure, but chess wasn't on his radar. Ingrid Gayle…

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A complaint has been filed with the Australian Human Rights Commission against the owners of popular board games Scrabble for allowing the use of racist slurs against Aboriginal people as playable words.Indigenous activist Stephen Hagan is…

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It might be a New Year, but for most of us, staying home is our daily routine. Containment has made board games more popular. Chess is experiencing a resurgence, but I'm focusing on another intellectually stimulating game:…