Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore ...

Fun’ is not the word I’d use. Of course I enjoy it, or I wouldn’t play. But tournament chess is not relaxing. It’s stressful, even if you win. The game demands total concentration.

Never learned to play chess and don't know where to start? Duolingo, the gamified education app most famous for its language ...

After all, chess is a game you can focus on for your entire life ... pieces more stable and makes them smooth and comfortable to play with. The roll-up vinyl board is super convenient to take ...

"It is still the same, the approach. We just try to play good chess. In the last few games I have managed to play very good chess and for me the main thing will be go there with the same energy ...

"A long game played in silence between two sedentary ... results in an end product that is "too trite to hook viewers who play chess well, too dull for those who don't". It's a "valiant attempt ...

In a world filled with sketchy stratagems and bad moves in every direction, the grandmasters of chess stand apart. There are fewer than 2,000 grandmasters worldwide. They play the “royal game” at the ...

For two days in a row, I felt so clueless out of the opening phase. That’s the beauty of the game, it's supposed to be hard” ...

Still, for Hassabis, less interesting than the game were the workings of the minds that played it. "Obviously when you're playing chess at a young age and you're trying to play competitively ...

Kevin Sawers and Nick Wilson are the chess mates set to play the game as they run around the ABP Southampton Marathon 10k next month.