This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 16, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it ...

In chess, there is a famous trap called the "Légal Trap".It is a highly satisfying tactic where you intentionally let your ...

By the time Orrin C. Hudson — better known as “Checkmate” — started talking about chess, it became clear that the game was only part of the story. For Hudson, every move on the chessboard represents ...

Checkmate! I am sure that was my mindset when I was in private practice and wanted to win a case for my client. I wanted to achieve checkmate, to trap the opposing party so they had no legal move that ...

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 ...

Hello. This is Chessmint.I want to help boost the popularity of chess in Japan, so I share content with the concept of helping chess beginners reach a rating of 1500 (Lichess / Chess.com).It's a ...

Chess isn’t just a game – it’s a battlefield of mind-bending stakes, where the champions who emerge victorious ascend into the gilded halls of a multimillion-dollar dynasty. In this world, winning is ...

American chess grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann’s $100 million lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen—a former world champion widely considered one of the greatest players of all-time—along with other big chess ...