Host Sue Perkins does her best to give it "warm, 'Bake-Off' vibes" and the 12 contestants have clearly been chosen for their ...

The chess world erupted over a cheeky joke from Chess.com asking players for “new name ideas” for one of the game’s pieces.

Magnus Carlsen feels he's still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship.

Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World ...

Games are fun. You might have played a card game like Go Fish. Checkers might have been an early game you learned. Monopoly ...

Meet the rising stars from the UK’s booming chess scene as they share their gameplay - and why Sue Perkins calls chess ‘sexy' ...

The news: Facing defeat in chess, the latest generation of AI reasoning models sometimes cheat without being instructed to do ...

Online chess site Chess.com expects to surpass 200 million members this year, the site said in January. “The popularity of the game has never been as high as it is right now,” said David ...

Karan Singh co-founded the fortnightly event to recreate a chess club he found while doing an internship in London. "Social spaces for young people are often limited to a bar or a club. We wanted to ...

When sensing defeat in a match against a skilled chess bot, advanced models sometimes hack their opponent, a study found.

These newer models appear more likely to indulge in rule-bending behaviors than previous generations—and there’s no way to stop them.

Ten esports teams have already entered the chess arena, with Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi signing with esports side Gen ...