Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 4 th, 2025, the world’s spotlight turns to Arlington as America’s finest take on India’s stars in Checkmate: USA vs. India, a landmark global chess ...

It’s a conundrum that Ben Mezrich, a prolific and successful non-fiction writer, probes in Checkmate: Genius, Scandal and the Billion-Dollar rise of Chess. Mezrich is the author of The Accidental ...

Indie game developer and publisher ManaVoid Entertainment, along with BadRez Games, announced Checkmate Showdown over the weekend. The game will bring all of the excitement of a fighting title to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the deals close, it’s a reunion for Fielder and Stone, who collaborated on Showtime’s The Curse. Fielder is attached to direct, ...

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...

At Saint Joseph's University, hundreds of kids gathered on Saturday for the 17th annual PECO-ASAP Checkmate Violence Chess Marathon. It's where Brandon Tran, 16, is learning skills to, not only win at ...