The true secrets of Chess are shrouded in ancient mystery. It could be the first board game, the first turn-based game, and the first strategy game. There's a lot of interesting facts about the ...

On American Chess Day, observed Sept. 1, lovers of chess in the U.S. have an excuse to celebrate the classic game of skill and strategy. Whether one is a seasoned chess player or perhaps a new one ...

She achieved this feat at the World Chess Olympiad 2016, held at Azerbaijan, she won six out of 11 rounds. The longest game of chess that is theoretically possible is 5,949 moves. The number of ...

The game of chess spread meanders through the Islamic world, where it morphed from a battle simulation to a cerebral pastime of tactical wit and was rechristened as “Shatranj”. Fun tidbit for ...

and a five-fold increase of players on Chess.com. Read more: 18 things you probably didn't know about 'The Great British Baking Show' 12 interesting things you may not know about 'The Crown' 16 ...

Other fun facts about UMBC: • The school sponsors seven men’s and eight women’s NCAA programs (chess is not an NCAA sport). It does not sponsor football. • The basketball team had played ...

10 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa ... In the Chess World Cup final in Baku, India's 18-year-old grandmaster will face Norway's reigning world number one Magnus ...

Google is celebrating the WCC final between Ding Liren and D Gukesh with an animated doodle. The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship kicked off today at the Equarius Hotel in Singapore. The 18-year ...