The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse
The magazine, founder Harold Ross famously declared, would not be ‘edited for the old lady in Dubuque.’ A century later, it ...
The mating game: Chess couples in love soar up the Cupid Index
Valentine’s Day combination, as the Norwegian great took himself off the market as the most eligible former world chess ...
Meet the Central Texas 10-year-old who will beat you at chess, even if you’re really good
Advik Manchanda, a 10-year-old chess prodigy from Cedar Park, Texas, recently became the only Texan to win in the 2024 K-12 ...
Gukesh loses quarterfinal against Caruana in Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus
While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Highlights: Caruana defeats Gukesh in Game 1 of quarters; Carlsen and Keymer also win
In the other opening quarter-final games, Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer defeat Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Alireza Firouzja ...
NFL players are turning to an unlikely hobby to improve their game: chess
If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces ...
Sunday book pick: A shocking tale about the mad pursuit of freedom in Stefan Zweig’s ‘A Chess Story’
Zweig constructs his back story in one swift stroke and we can imagine exactly what kind of a man Czentovic might be. A ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Highlights: Gukesh loses to Carlsen, but advances to Weissenhaus knockouts
D Gukesh ends the Round Robin stage in Weissenhaus without a single victory, suffering a 46-move loss against Magnus Carlsen ...
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He Went Blind at 3 — Now He’s Checkmating Sighted Opponents & Winning Gold Medals for India
Darpan Inani lost his vision at the age of three. With his parents' support and his own determination, he went on to defeat ...
10 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Tech Lovers: A Wireless Charging Dock, a Lego Arcade Machine, and More
If you’re shopping for Valentine’s Day gifts for a gamer or tech lover, we found some great options at Amazon. Our picks ...
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann: ‘I’m a soldier at war’
The 21-year-old player on the cheating allegations that derailed his career — and his strategy for overcoming his rivals ...
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‘Elsa’s Chessboard’ Brings the Royal Board Game to Children’s Attention
This book serves a double purpose: it is a tribute to the author’s Austrian Jewish grandmother and an introduction for children ages 4 to 8 to the exciting world of chess. [Donald H. Harrison] ...