Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

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“THIS GAME—IT’S a rabbit’s hole. After only four moves, there’s more than 300 billion options to consider.” So declares actor Peter Sarsgaard, portraying the coach of legendary chess king Bobby ...

Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Chess Club and the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries are gearing up for their annual fundraising event, the Strategy Across the Board Gala, on Saturday, August 16, 2025, ...

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ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Chess Club and World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries will host the Strategy Across the Board Gala on Saturday, August 16th at the Chase Park Plaza. This annual event is ...