The poker table was down to three players. I had a queen and a 10. It wasn't the strongest hand, but I'd been analyzing my opponents' playing patterns and knew I needed to send an aggressive signal.

June 16, 2004 -- Watching a chess match may seem about as exciting as watching paint dry, but new research shows that a champion's brain works at lightning fast speed, making decisions in seconds that ...

the recognition–action theory of chess skill holds that expertise in chess is due primarily to the ability to recognize familiar patterns of pieces. despite its widespread acclaim, empirical evidence ...

A girls’ chess brunch has taken place for many years in November, but Mitchell and others wanted something boys also could attend in the fall — thus the organization of a Speed Chess event. The event ...

Split Tree, Killer Queen, There Shall Be Lancing and Bennett Foddy's Speed Chess will be making their debut at the second installment of South by No Quarter, presented by Juegos Rancheros. The event ...

The first two stages were held in online distance format. The semifinals and finals will be held in person on February 7-8 in ...

Longtime fans of the Wu-Tang Clan know that GZA plays a mean game of chess. The MC has been a devoted chess player for many years now, and, alongside bandmate RZA, once played against a grandmaster ...

Grand Street in Hoboken was hot with competition when more than 40 chess players of all ages went head-to-head in a tournament Sunday at the Play! Hoboken facility. The competition marked the club’s ...