How a 16-Year-Old Chess Player Recruited Keanu Reeves to Executive Produce Her Documentary ‘Madwoman’s Game’ (EXCLUSIVE)

When Bianca Mitchell-Avila was 16 years old, she had an idea for the documentary that became "Madwoman's Game." ...

Chess Legend Magnus Carlsen Lost to Upstart Hans Niemann—Then All Hell Broke Loose

Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess, author Ben Mezrich explores every angle of the match where Niemann ...

How medieval chess created a space in which players – regardless of race – could engage as equals

My research shows that chess created a space in which players – regardless of their skin colour – could engage as equals.
USA Today

Predicting every March Madness game using AI simulator

For some college basketball fans, filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket can be a gradual process. Initial picks are made on Selection Sunday, and then they're adjusted as the week progresses, with ...
GameSpot

The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Use An Upgraded Version Of Starfield And Skyrim's Game Engine

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Bethesda's Todd Howard has reaffirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 will use Creation Engine 3, the latest version of the game engine that has powered most ...
Gizmodo

‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is Using the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Better Than ‘House of the Dragon’ Ever Did

Ramin Djawadi’s Game of Thrones theme is one of the most iconic TV scores of the 2010s. There’s perhaps a reason, then, that when House of the Dragon began, Djawadi returned to Westeros and kind of ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Gambonanza is definitely a chess roguelike deckbuilder in a post-Balatro world, but when it works, it works

It is inevitable that when a game like Balatro rocks up, is really good, and makes a gazillion dollars, that there will be the odd imitator here and there. Sincerity, flattery, yada, yada, yada, point ...
AOL

Young chess superstar's cause of death is revealed

Daniel Naroditsky competes in a chess tournament in New York in December 2024. (Lennart Ootes / Getty Images) A recent medical examiner's report revealed the probable cause of death for 29-year-old ...
Mashable

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' stripped of Indie Game Awards due to generative AI use

The Indie Game Awards has stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of both its Game of the Year and Debut Game awards, citing the roleplaying game's use of generative AI. Run by Six One Indie, the annual ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...
Time

Daniel Naroditsky’s Death Exposes an Existential Threat to Chess

In July, the American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky played a speed chess game against the Swedish chess master and popular streamer Anna Cramling. Three months later, after Naroditsky was found dead ...
Yahoo

Critic of chess grandmaster found dead was caught up in a cheating scandal of his own

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vladimir Kramnik, left, and Veselin Topalov during a match dubbed "Tolietgate" in Elista, Russia, in 2006. (Mergen Bembinov / AP ...