On the face of it, playing chess and competing in the NBA couldn’t be further apart. One requires monk-like levels of silent concentration – particularly in classical chess – while the other demands ...

Monty Python star Eric Idle says he no longer enjoys watching TV - saying it is not “terribly interesting”. The comedian was part of a revolutionary kind of sketch comedy on the BBC, a forerunner to ...

A custom-made chess set commissioned by the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced, revealing a disturbing and unusual design. Photos obtained by TMZ show the pieces, including Epstein himself ...

In the horrifying final moments of her life, a two-year-old girl from Florida in the US was asphyxiated in her cot by her mother's severely underfed 8-foot Burmese Python. "Gypsy" the snake tragically ...

As fall officially begins, the American Red Cross urges people to mark the new season with a lifesaving blood or platelet ...

Strategy games to sourdough, journals to code—smart isn’t a score; it’s the feedback loops you keep in your week.

“On the chess board, nothing can be taken away from you unfairly.” Rensch was the star of the Collective’s chess team, which Steven was building as a way to glorify the cult and bring prize money back ...