Arkady Dvorkovich, the Russian president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), said on Friday he was suspending his activity with the organisation after being placed on the latest European ...

Hello, World! I'm the scholar shrimp who wields the cyber-all-purpose hoe at the Stone farm, Stone! Last time (02/05), we used the magic of "slots", which dramatically slimmed down our class memory ...

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 ...

Bottom Line: This chessboard features a Maia AI engine for advanced play, plus the ability to play online against real people. Pros: It features LED lights to show you suggested moves. The board ...

Back in the Nineties, people tended to class the Scottish electronic production duo Boards of Canada alongside their weirdo peers on Warp Records. At the time, few would have dared to dub them ...

The late 1990s were an especially exciting period for electronic music—house and techno, birthed in Chicago and Detroit, respectively, had gone global; pop-friendly dance-music acts such as the ...

Boards of Canada have concluded their mysterious, monthlong teaser campaign by announcing Inferno, the Scottish duo’s first album since 2013. It drops May 29 via their longtime label Warp. The 18-song ...

Like many people, I have a list of potential hobbies and skills I’d love to pick up — and a strong track record of not actually pursuing them. Chess is high on that list. I’ve made a few attempts to ...

Leaders is a board game that asks the question: "what if chess, but with drafting?" It's not a question I've ever asked during a chess game, but publisher Studio H was itching to answer. Leaders' ...