Freestyle chess is now popular because of the abundance of knowledge about the standard starting position. It randomizes the opening and side-steps memorization by shuffling the pieces on the back ...

FIDE has dress codes for international events, where suits, collared shirts, and slacks are the norm. Players will sometimes push the bounds of that dress code in the sake of comfort, but denim jeans ...

The Catan Masterpiece Series has just launched on Kickstarter, and it’s filled with cosmetic options at multiple price points ...

Smirking Chess Guy refers to a reaction image and image macro meme featuring a young man wearing glasses sitting in front of ...

Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, ...

Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...

Why did the Bridge visit the counselor? It needed arch support. In this week’s position white wins by constructing a bridge ...

Could Chess finally make its move back to Broadway? Legendary lyricist Tim Rice, who has long teased a revival, revealed that the musical will arrive on Broadway in fall 2025.

When it premiered in the summer of 2023, Netflix's live-action adaption of One Piece took the world by storm, so, of course, the countdown for One Piece season 2 has been on ever since.

Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the lead in the Tata Steel Chess Masters standings after defeating ... However, Gukesh opted to maintain his piece structure, and the first capture occurred when he ...

D Gukesh has been hogging the spotlight at the ongoing Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. The reigning world champion has been the main attraction, and has been flocked by fans on his way out of ...

India’s top-ranked chess player Arjun Erigaisi accepted a draw against Serbian GM Alexey Sarana. Arjun was playing with white pieces but the game ended in just 23 moves. Erigaisi has now lost 30 ...