Chess programs, however, treat the king as a flexible asset: Middlegame Activity: Engines often delay castling or leave the king in the center if it’s safe, using it to block pawn advances or support ...

The self-destruction of the Austrian army in 1788 caused Austria to lose the Battle of Karansebes to the Turks. Karansebes is in modern day Romania. Austrian soldiers mistook each other for the enemy, ...

As chess players, we often measure progress by Ranking, Rating, Wins or Tournament Victories. But there are many ways to ...

In a rare double unlikely to be replicated, the new world chess champion is an 18-year-old grandmaster from the Indian city ...

The history of chess is riddled with missed opportunities.

Chess is one of the oldest recorded and most revered board games, and it dates back centuries. However, despite its cent ...

I loved this set's variety; whereas every naval officer pawn looked mostly ... and Ron faced the chess trial, and Ron sacrificed himself to checkmate the King. This LEGO Harry Potter set came ...

Aravindh ended the tournament with six points after settling for a draw with Gurel Ediz of Turkey in the ninth and final round ...

If you are taking your first steps in chess ... A well-defended king. 2. Excellence in the center. 3. Space advantage. 4. Activity of the figures. 5. Healthy pawn structure.

A tactic used in a 1960 victory over countryman David Bronstein, in which Mr. Spassky sacrificed a rook to open an attack on Bronstein’s king, was copied in a chess scene early in the 1963 James ...

The Indian Grandmaster settled for a draw against Turkey’s Ediz Gurel in the final round, ending the competition with six points.

India’s dominance in chess continued unabated with Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram winning the first major title of his career after finishing ahead of established names including compatriot R ...