If you have a few chess sets at home, try the following exercise: Arrange eight queens on a board so that none of them are attacking each other. If you succeed once, can you find a second arrangement?

Speaking this morning on "Fox & Friends Weekend," two accomplished chess players shared their enthusiasm for the game of chess — and noted the many ways that kids today can get involved in the game ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Covid-19 sent people home in early 2020, the computer scientist Tom Zahavy rediscovered chess. He had played as a kid and had ...

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Puzzles based on the chessboard have been popular since the medieval era, when chess itself first became widely popular. In recent times, a puzzle genre has emerged revolving around the rules of chess ...

Chess puzzles aren’t just for improving your game—they’re a mental gym for your brain. They train pattern recognition, strategic planning, and problem-solving under pressure. Over time, these skills ...