It’s fast, but perhaps not as fast as you were expecting, right? But it makes sense: sure, a knight moves three places for every one the king clears, but it does have to move in a prescribed ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) In the opener, he converted a precarious position where his queen and pawn outmanoeuvred Nepo’s rook pair. Carlsen followed ...

Considering its formalization in medieval Europe, chess has some unexpected quirks. The pieces are named for positions in the royal court, but the most powerful piece – and the most valuable ...