One sharp idea was all it took to turn the position into a winning attack. The pieces lined up perfectly, threats came one after another, and there was no time to react. Within seconds, the game went ...

They throw a mean “check” right hook. It’s April 18 and Max Medley is having an amateur sparring session at the inaugural Interclub chess boxing event at the iconic Gleason’s boxing gym in Dumbo, ...

The hedge-fund herd was early to see opportunity in the stocks of chip makers and other artificial-intelligence hardware companies. Those bets just delivered stock-picking funds their best month in ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from A Game About Making A Planet A Game About Making A Planet is a short incremental auto clicker game. Make a planet by merging particles together. Cover ...

If a fervent chess player seeking a challenging game partner doesn’t happen to live in a major city such as St. Louis, Missouri, home of the World Chess Hall of Fame, the next best thing might be ...

Several years ago, East High School Assistant Principal Karen Carey set out chessboards in the lunchroom for students to play during lunch. "It became a competition sort of thing," Carey said. "I ...

As early as around the 6th century AD/CE, humans have been trying to conquer each other’s minds and tactics in a game that would become known as chess. Fast forward hundreds of years, and the timeless ...

Children from New York schools are consistently winning national chess championships, and programs dedicated to teaching young people the game are booming. Ayden Spellman, 11, is one of the top young ...

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...

On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed into the center. But their opponents were not across the table, or even ...