Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

Board games cover a lot of ground; they can be as simple as checkers, or as complex as Monopoly. They can even revolve around the collection of cards, such as in Magic the Gathering. Ironically, many ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Online chess has exploded in popularity since the Netflix ...

Playing chess can be challenging, fun, and at times frustrating. Garry Kasparov called the game “mental torture.” With virtually limitless possibilities, chess offers unparalleled depth, and you could ...

JAKARTA—Duolingo, the world’s leading learning app, announced the launch of its Chess’s Player-vs-Player mode (PvP) on ...

Chess instruction launches on Android phones, and Duolingo customers with iPhones will soon be able to play chess against each other. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content ...

He sacrificed his grandmaster dreams to become one of the game’s most popular personalities. Levy RozmanCredit...Chris Buck for The New York Times Supported by By Reid Forgrave “Ladies and gentlemen!” ...