It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

You can play chess against a machine on just about any computer, but that’s not nearly as fun as playing with real pieces. If you want to build a robot to play against for yourself, Maxim shows off a ...

Chess is famous as perhaps the most respected board game ever played, and we often uses chess as a way to metaphorically teach lessons about the world. But as it turns out, chess is also pretty good ...

There are lots of chess players out there who only play online. These folks tend to play with people all around the world. Some prefer the feel of real world chess pieces to the virtual parts though.

There are certainly easier ways to hide your valuables in your home than to build a secret compartment into a table, but if you do want a personal safe, this one built into a chess table is a good one ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Things to do. Followed categories will be added to My News. A chess board has 8 squares on each side (64 on the board in total), so take your wooden box and divide ...

Some tips on building a chess-playing “super-computer” from grandmaster John Nunn, who gives a few reasons as to why you might want to do this (besides the obvious one, that you’re really into chess): ...

Check out this cool DIY LED chess set, it was made by Instructables member Tetranitrate. If you are interested in learning how to play chess or brushing up your skills you may be interested in the ...

I am not a chess player myself. The game has always seemed complex to me. I can remember as a kid that chess games were some of the first electronic games to hit the market. One chess loving geek has ...

When Olga Thomas couldn't find a chess club for her and her son, she started her own. And it's become extremely popular. Bay View's Olga Thomas grew up in Romania and playing chess with her father is ...

Computerized chess has been around for at least a few centuries now (okay, so maybe "score" is more accurate), but if you thought an IBM supercomputer dominating one of the planet's brightest humans ...