The world’s top players explain how they break down the insane amount of information they pack into the heads in the heat of battle and beyond When R Praggnanandhaa walked in for a fan zone ...

The first computer to ever beat a reigning chess world champion didn’t do so until 1996 when a supercomputer built by IBM beat Garry Kasparov. But anyone who wasn’t a chess Grandmaster could have been ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi, champion and challenger, have drawn the first five of their $2m 14-game world title match in Dubai after computer preparation and their accurate memory banks ...

The game of chess has long been central to computer science and AI-related research, most notably in IBM's Deep Blue in the 1990s and, more recently, AlphaZero. But the game is about more than ...

The ancient game of chess needs no introduction, enthralling players of all ages and skill levels for centuries. What a time we live in where we can easily play chess against our smartphone thanks to ...

Every year on 20 July is World Chess Day, but it's about much more than just playing the board game. It's been celebrated since 1966, after being set up by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ...