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 ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these ...

Online chess coaching has grown into a global phenomenon, offering players of all skill levels access to expert instruction without geographical limits. In 2025, a wealth of digital platforms will ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — RVA Pieces, a Richmond-area chess club, will be offering a free chess class at the Richmond Public Library on Saturday. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, this free chess ...

For reasons I don't quite understand, I have decided to learn Chess. This ancient, complex boardgame is more accessible than ever thanks to a glut of internet resources and hundreds of digital ...

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