Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture.

A team of archaeologists were recently exploring the ruins of a long-forgotten castle in southern Germany when they stumbled ...

The post inspired a wave of hateful comments from people who seem to have misinterpreted or taken the joke out of context, with some even seeming to believe that chess.com invented the ancient board ...

With the advent of international chess tournaments in the Victorian era, it became clear that a standard size and shape for the ancient game's 32 pieces was required. It was Nathaniel Cook's ...

Demis Hassabis, a childhood chess prodigy, said his experience with the game afforded him his first brush with AI. He was ...

In Star Trek franchise, there is no dearth of interesting props and the tri-dimensional chess is one such artifact that continues to spark curiosity among the Trekkies.

The case connects to chess players, an ancient book on ritual suicide, and a mysterious figure orchestrating the deaths from the shadows. Asthram Movie Review: Asthram makes you wonder if the ...

Yet, paradoxically, the same generation is embracing the cerebral game of chess enthusiastically, leading to a remarkable ...

Koneru Humpy, India's top woman chess player, balances motherhood and her career with grace. After a hiatus, she made a strong comeback, winning the 2019 World Rapid Championship. Humpy's ...

Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. If you have an internet ...

He has more than 17 years of experience covering video games, movies ... experiencing the culture of the setting in question: ancient Greece, the Viking Age, Colonial America, what have you.