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 ...

The game of chess conjures up images of a board of 64 squares bathed in warm lamplight: a medieval army of 32 carved pieces standing at rigid attention, and two players sitting opposite, their tense ...

Ben Mezrich, 'Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess' author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of the scandal between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, the business of ...

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 ...

Chess sells. Or at least it fascinates. Its clashes—between young prodigies and seasoned grandmasters, diverging national loyalties and opposing personalities—have inspired fiction, films, a popular ...