Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

New research using chess960 shows that changing the starting layout can rebalance chess and alter how difficult early ...

“In a game of 50 moves, you can make 45 good moves, four great moves and one inaccuracy, it’s almost enough to win,” Kasparov told me. But if you make one less than optimal move the computer will ...

International Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley showed some moves to local youth during an April visit to the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End.