Back in the early 1900s, chess players thought they had it all figured out. The rules were simple: grab the center with your pawns first (e4, d4), then develop your pieces. Then along came rebels like ...

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is the work of Punkcake Délicieux, a three-person development team with a huge and varied ...

An artificial intelligence can identify entertaining chess moves rather than just winning ones. This could lead to AIs that are more fun to watch or play against, and even offer insights into how we ...