India’s R Praggnanandhaa reflected on his win over world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at Norway Chess 2026. Thanks to the victory, ...

Chess is booming. A heady cocktail of Queen’s Gambit mania, pandemic boredom, and Twitch streaming has given the ancient board game more visibility than it’s had in a long, long time. It’s been half a ...

The world chess championship may be decided by a freeze and a fake-out. The unexpectedly compelling 14-game title match in Astana, Kazakhstan, between Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and Chinese GM Ding ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told a ...

Auto battlers like Auto Chess aren’t very social games. When you’re not watching your units battle, you’re trying to think of your next strategy. And even when each battle starts, the game is only ...