Netflix just figured out a new way to keep its viewers in check. The streaming service has sparked a renewed interest in chess after the success of its buzzy drama miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, which ...

Chess is one of those games that are easy to learn and but difficult (or impossible) to master. Its rules are fairly simple, but devising optimal strategies and planning multiple moves at the same ...

SINGAPORE – Viewed as a battle of wits rather than brawn, chess has always struggled to attract a mass audience, despite having over 600 million players worldwide – more than 360,000 of whom play ...

“The Queen’s Gambit” hasn’t just been a big hit for Netflix. The new show — which Netflix announced on Monday had set a company record with 62 million views in its first month — has also been a boon ...

One of the beauties of smartphones, and especially tablets, is how beautifully they fit traditional board games. The daddy of them all is chess. It's been rather brutalised by technology in the past, ...