Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing The video game community on Twitch has taken a massive interest in chess.

An American chess grandmaster, Hikaru Nakamura, along with a number of celebrities of the video game world, is leading a renaissance in the ancient game. While viewers eagerly await Nakamura’s streams ...

If you’re new to playing chess online, ignore the timer at first while you focus on the game and develop your playing skills. Then switch it up—practice focusing on the timer at the expense of ...

Online chess has never been so popular and Immortal Game wants to take advantage of that trend to modernize the game. The company has raised $15.5 million across two rounds, including a $12 ...

Online chess makes its biggest move 05:09. The pandemic has reduced most professional sports to shadows of their former selves. But it's done wonders for one game, maybe the last one you'd ever ...

With the game evolving year on year, and with Carlsen playing in a tournament dubbed “chess Wimbledon” on Saturday, CNN takes a look at some of the most popular chess variants with the help of ...

The event shattered the records for participation in a online chess game, passing the previous record of 70,000 set for the ‘Vishy vs. The World’ last year. When ‘Magnus vs.

In Game 11 of the inaugural Clutch Chess Champions Showdown, with more than 10,000 people watching online, World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana scratched his three-month-long quarantine hair, palm on his ...

Some parents are signing their children up for chess lessons to get a break, and to teach them how to express themselves. By Lam Thuy Vo Ellis Clifton draws a grid with yellow chalk, counting each ...

From Netflix shows such as “The Queen’s Gambit” to its rock and roll superstar Magnus Carlsen, the popularity of chess has never been stronger.