The Elo (chess ranking estimate) of the best chess programs is about 3700 which is about 900 points beyond the 2881 maximum of Magnus Carlsen. This means Magnus might be able to get a draw in one out ...

The machine could defend its king and reach checkmate, although it could take up to 63 moves, and standard chess rules would call a draw on 50 moves without a capture or pawn move. In 1920 ...

The Black King stands on e8, thus blocking this pawn’s advance and simultaneously, attacking it. Chess: Introducing Young Minds To Strategy, Patience, And Fun! However, the above position is of ...

Spassky was nearly as brilliant. His was a household name among those who who grew up playing chess. It was a game that ...

What is white’s best move? The lesson this week is that chess is often about finding the right angles. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

EDWARDSVILLE - How many points are the Queen worth Can the Pawn move backwards What happens when you capture the King These ...

While Gukesh is out of the quarterfinal, his time in Weissenhaus still continues, as he will battle for the fifth to eighth ranking spots, playing the loser of the Hikaru Nakamura vs Jakovhir Sindarov ...

Gukesh loses his first game as Chess World Champion with another Arjun ... Playing with white pieces, Abdusattorov's King's Pawn Opening: King's Knight, Konstantinopolsky Variation saw him gain ...