American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky’s death exposed an online culture at odds with the game’s staid reputation.

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match. Amid decades of discussion and chess theory into the subject, the principal reason is simple: white goes first, and the first move often offers an extra bit of momentum and helps dictate the course of a game.

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, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

My 12-year-old nephew joined his school’s chess team last year, and I wound up volunteering to coach the team, with my tenure starting a few weeks ago. I had no coaching experience, but I am a serious, dedicated chess player, holding a FIDE ...

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Giovanni Sala receives funding from the University of Liverpool. Fernand Gobet receives funding from the University of Liverpool and is Research Associate at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural & Social Science, London School of Economics. He gets ...

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the complexity of the game to favour white, black or neither player

Chess has always been a part of Henry Lien’s life. He’s played it since he was 5 years old or so, his tiny hands just big enough to hold the pieces. He grew up in a part of the Bay Area, Marin, which is known for producing a few excellent chess players ...

"Your thought process changes when you consistently playing chess" - Paul Pierce explains how chess made him a better basketball player originally appeared on Basketball Network. Paul Pierce made a name for himself with his uncanny abilities on the court.