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My cult masters groomed me into a chess prodigy. I used it to escape

When the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit came out in 2020, Danny Rensch was the CCO (chief chess officer) of chess.com. The ...
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3 burning questions: How will Dan Campbell handle chess match with Ben Johnson?

Can a return home help some of the communication issues on offense. Also, how can the Lions create pressure and who might ...

How “Glee” prepared Lea Michele for “Chess” — plus, hear the star sing 'Someone Else's Story' (exclusive)

Chess is Michele's second outing on Broadway since her feted return in the revival of Funny Girl, fulfilling her lifelong ...

How playing chess from age 6 helped NFL star Larry Fitzgerald ‘slow down’ his thoughts while managing ADHD and think strategically as an investor

The celebrated Arizona Cardinals wide receiver started playing when he was six years old, and is currently an investor in ...
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The explanations for how chess pie got its name

Sometimes the best things in life are also the simplest things. As far as pies go, a chess pie is just that — simple. Basic ...
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Attacking Chess: How This GM Did Not Castle to Attack

Discover a fascinating attacking chess game where a GM skips castling to launch an aggressive attack. Strategy, tactics, and ...

'Gukesh, how much Hindi do you know?': Divya Deshmukh, once his translator, pushes World Chess Champion out of top 10

Gukesh Dommaraju and Divya Deshmukh, Indian chess prodigies, faced off at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan. Their first classical format encounter e ...

Can an All-Star Team of Broadway Vets Finally Crack Chess

Many have tried to make this notoriously tricky musical work—but Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher might ...

Nicholas Christopher asks 'What happens when a dream is met?' with exclusive Chess song clip

Chess' introduces us to Nicholas Christopher as Anatoly, the Russian, with an exclusive clip of 'Where I Want to Be.' ...

'We though better of our top players': FIDE CEO explains why governing body is to blame for Nakamura rating controversy

World No 2 Hikaru Nakamura has drawn flak for his strategy of competing in lower-rated tournaments in order to qualify for ...

Ads, new trainers and lucky jacket: World chess champion D Gukesh opens up on how life has changed

In a rare, in-depth interview with FIDE, D Gukesh spoke about how life has changed for the Indian teenager since becoming the ...

This Google feature let me design my own chess set — and play against my toughest opponent yet

As part of this feature, Google included a built-in chess game mode that lets you play your customized chessboard pieces ...