In life, just like in chess, every move matters. A single decision can set off a chain reaction, leading you closer to success or trapping you in setbacks. While grandmasters spend years mastering the ...

A veteran grandmaster deliberately sacrifices two pawns and ignores conventional chess principles to create one of the strangest winning positions imaginable. Instead of chasing material, he relies on ...

This post is part 2 of a series. Daniel C. Dennett is an emeritus professor at Tufts University and one of the most influential philosophers and cognitive scientists of his generation. In my podcast ...

The fifth-best chess player in the world brought out his queen on the third move. Today, on day two of a four-game chess exhibition between grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and Komodo, the single strongest ...

The center of the board includes the squares e4, d4, e5, and d5. When you start a game, place your pawns in the center to occupy and control as many of these squares as you can. Location, location, ...