Sales of chess sets and chess books have surged in the three weeks following the debut of Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit," according to a new report by the NPD Group. The miniseries, which premiered on ...

Attention - It’s the fastest depleting resource in us humans these days. It is also one of the cornerstones for being a good sportsperson. As the digital age engulfs our lives further, I have become ...

Think chess, and chances are a certain, generic set of images will come to mind: that of stout, rounded-headed little pawns; crenelated towers for the rooks; the split mitre of the bishop; horses' ...

In his article, “Chess: The World’s Most Published Sport”, Kevin T. DiCamillo noted that in “the history of sport — and publishing”, the one sport that has been published the most is chess. It isn’t ...

Chess and the Law: An Anthology of Anecdotes and Analogies book, by Andrew J. Field, front and back covers. When I was young I spent many weekends at the Dallas Chess Club testing my mettle against ...

One afternoon in the spring of 2000, the Dutch grandmaster Paul van der Sterren’s phone rang. On the other end of the line was Sytze Faber, a member of the board of the Dutch Chess Federation. Shortly ...

NEW YORK (AP) — To keep his racing mind in check, Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner sometimes turns to the chess board. Anything to unwind and not constantly dwell — even obsess — on stopping shots.