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The chess games featured in "Bohemian Rhapsody" are based on two real matches played by a chess master named Paul Morphy. Morphy was a chess prodigy who is considered one of the greatest of all time, and was known as "The…

This article by Penny Pexman, University of Calgary, originally appeared on The Conversation and is published here with permission. In recent weeks, a web-based word puzzle called Wordle has become a popular daily distraction.…

In recent weeks, a web-based word puzzle called Wordle has become a popular daily distraction. Suddenly, millions of people are focusing on their five-letter word vocabulary and are newly aware of concepts such as letter frequency and…

Stefani Reynolds/AFP via GettyIn recent weeks, a web-based word puzzle called Wordle has become a popular daily distraction. Suddenly, millions of people are focusing on their five-letter word vocabulary and are newly aware of concepts…

This article by Penny Pexman, University of Calgary, originally appeared on The Conversation and is published here with permission. In recent weeks, a web-based word puzzle called Wordle has become a popular daily distraction.…

December 28, 2021 12:48 (UTC+04:00) 2,576 By Sabina Mammadli The blitz and rapids world championship has started in Warsaw. On the first day of the tournament, four rapid…

Simmering tension on the board, unexpected drama outside. Magnus Carlsen's defense of his world chess title in Dubai began with a 45-move draw against his Russian opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi - and a surprise intervention by the World…

Imagine the Harry Potter chess set… but with Muggle architecture. With 6 cities to choose from, scattered across North America, Europe and Asia, the Skyline Chess Set makes the game of chess a little grander and classier than you might…

A chess club named after the legendary grandmaster opened at the Federal University of Kazan A chess club named after Soviet and Russian…

Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman in history to be awarded the title of Grandmaster, on Thursday filed a libel suit against Netflix for false statements in the hugely popular "The Queen's Gambit" series. Gaprindashvili seeks $ 5 million…

Play Magnus Group (PMG) and Mobile Premier League (MPL) have announced an exclusive partnership to launch the MPL Indian Chess Tour. The new MPL Indian Chess Tour will be organized next year by PMG, founded by world champion Magnus…

India's incredible rise as a chess nation has taken a giant leap forward today by securing the first regional extension of the world-famous Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The new MPL Indian Chess Tour…

Mobile Premier League (MPL) announced on Monday that it has partnered with Play Magnus Group to organize the Indian Chess Tour in the country. The new MPL Indian Chess Tour will be hosted next year by Play Magnus Group (PMG), founded by…

Thinley Namgay Almost eight years after the chess federation was put on hold, the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) is trying to revive the chess culture in the country. The BOC is opening a chess club next month for those interested…

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The Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can achieve, out of the millions of players around the world there are currently only 1,721 Grand Masters.The title is awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and is usually held for…

A year ago, Magnus Carlsen created the 'Magnus Carlsen Invitational' tournament which brought professional chess online for the first time. The tournament helped spark a renaissance in online chess and became the first event in a…

It was one of Netflix's biggest achievements over the past year - and now a group of Lanarkshire chess players are hoping "The Queen's Gambit" can help inspire a new generation of gamers. Based at the Nurture Center on Glasgow Road, the!-->…

TWhether or not chess is a sport has always been a gray area. The game is easy to understand and watch, but it takes an immense amount of training and skill to become a certified master. The lack of physics in the game sets it apart from…

Victor Lopez, Executive Director of Learners Chess Academy, ponders his next move. Learners Chess Academy has transitioned from in-person chess games and matches to a virtual program during the pandemic. (Adolphe…

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 margin…

It seems no one had Monopoly, Candyland, or Hungry Hungry Hippo board game gifts wrapped under their Christmas tree last week. Instead, reports say there has been a shortage of chess sets across the country, likely due to the popularity of…

Have you ever heard this story? The girl has a difficult start in life, discovers chess. She becomes United States Champion. She is studying Russian. And now she has to find a way to go to Russia to play chess, because she can't afford…

Have you ever heard this story? The girl has a difficult start in life, discovers chess. She becomes champion of the United States. She is studying Russian. And now she has to find a way to get to Russia to play chess, because she…

Have you ever heard this story? The girl has a difficult start in life, discovers chess. She becomes champion of the United States. She is studying Russian. And now she has to find a way to get to Russia to play chess, because she can't…

In this file photo taken on February 16, 1993, the youngest international chess grandmaster, 17-year-old Judit Polgar (left), writes his first move in his last match with the original chess champion Russian Boris Spassky (right) in…

George Washington could have stood for election until his death, but had he stayed there for a third term the country probably would not have known its third century - and Lin-Manuel Miranda would not have written a song about it. This…

"Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity should be kept alive. You should never, for whatever reason,…

Four Kings One War is free to continue on Steam right now, and it proves that every good game deserves a sequel, even Chess. If you think you know everything about chess, think again. four kings one war!-->!-->>-->!-->-->!-->-->…

AICF, affected by infighting, missed opportunity during lockdown, as game blooms elsewhere Great English master Raymond Keene recently wrote that Newton developed his theory of gravity during an isolation caused by an epidemic and that…

Reading about the teenagers who triumphed in the world of chess got me thinking about the game's relationship to sports and whether it is fair to categorize it that way. The International Olympic Committee has recognized it as a sport…

The 2019 Mindgames Championship took place at Lagos Country Club this weekend. Photo: PIXABAYFormer scrabbless world champion Wellington Jighere and current number one chess player in Nigeria, Daniel Anwuli won the scrabble and…

Media credit: Hachette File PhotoListen to and take a look at the sights and sounds of the Blue Line metro stops. We hiked the blue line from Foggy Bottom to Federal Triangle to capture some of the sights and sounds along the way.…

Checkmate.Competitive and casual chess players now have a new enemy. In addition to computers, there is a new AI platform called AlphaZero that can totally beat us all. SEE ALSO: An AI Wrote The Script For This Movie, And Let's Just Say…

The 2018 African Individual Chess Championship was a walk in the park for the Egyptian GM Bassem Aminethe only African player to ever achieve odds of 2700. He won the tournament for the fifth time. Amin finished the main section…

What game is President Trump playing? By that I mean what's real Game does he play? Trump's political performance, with seriousness and jest, has often been compared to failure. Even at Three-, four-, eight-, ten- and 12…

Fifteen letters in the puzzle, Rufus only had one T available to him. But after a while, the solution fell upon him as if it had been illuminated from the start: Championship match."Yes, that's right," replied a bewildered Pat Sajak,…