Phish challenges fans to an online chess game for New Year's Eve 2020

The game is set to unfold 25 years after Phish took on their fans during a fall tour, which ended with each group scoring one ...
Polygon

Wow! Netflix made the game from The Queen’s Gambit

If you watched The Queen’s Gambit in 2020 and thought to yourself wow, I wish I could play the game Beth Harmon plays and be as totally awesome at is as she is, and also look just as great as Anya ...
The Conversation

Chess is taking over the online video game world – and both are changing from this unlikely pairing

As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv. An American chess ...
Inverse

A Strange Twist On Chess Makes For An Excellent Roguelike Strategy Game In Shotgun King

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...
Euronews

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen on how AI and tech are changing the game

When Magnus Carlsen started playing chess at the age of eight, he grew up in “a hybrid generation,” mainly playing on the board, he tells Euronews Next in an interview. Fast forward 25 years and the ...
Las Vegas Sun

Celebrating Excellence: Chess Greats to Join the 2026 U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame in Saint Louis

The World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries (WCHOF) today announced the 2026 U.S. and World Chess Hall of Fame inductees. Members of both Halls of Fame are chosen for their impact on the sport and ...
Town & Country

The Best Chess Sets to Play The Queen's Gambit in Real Life

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Who thought your latest favorite style icon would be a chess player? Chess ...