Kirill Shevchenko, a grandmaster who represents Romania, has been accused of getting assistance from a computer in the middle ...

India’s women players are resetting the board. A recent team gold has shown what is possible. How else are the pieces moving?

A Romanian chess grandmaster has been expelled from the 2024 Spanish Team Championship after a locked phone found in a ...

Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

even in countries without a chess-playing tradition. Apps and websites allow players to compete against humans from around the world or against a computer set at a defined skill level. The ...

An 18-year-old Indian chess player has sparked a conversation on attitudes towards women in the sport with an Instagram post about her experiences. Divya Deshmukh, who is an International Master ...

A top chess player accused of cheating has insisted he is "not going to back down" after making his first comments on the scandal in nearly a month. On Tuesday, a Chess.com investigation claimed ...

The 1980s are remembered for its outlandish fashions, incredible music, and, of course, awesome gadgets. Here are a few of ...

A Russian chess player has been suspended from participating in all competitions after being accused of trying to poison her ...

If you’ve ever played chess or even checkers, you’ve probably thought about making a board that lets a computer play you without having to enter your moves and look at the board on a screen.

A Romanian chess grandmaster was expelled from a national-level competition after being accused of using a mobile device during play, organizers announced on Monday. Kirill Shevchenko, currently ...

Computer chess acts as solo entertainment (allowing players to practice and to better themselves when no sufficiently strong human opponents are available), as aids to chess analysis, for computer ...