Chess960's random setups still favor white, new study reveals

Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...
Time

Daniel Naroditsky’s Death Exposes an Existential Threat to Chess

Daniel Naroditsky at the FIDE World Rapid Championship on Dec. 28, 2024 in New York, NY.Lennart Ootes—Getty Images In July, the American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky played a speed chess game against ...
Sports Illustrated

What Bowl Game Did the Kansas Football Program Turn Down?

After a disappointing 5-7 season for Kansas football, it appeared set in stone that the Jayhawks would be missing out on bowl eligibility for the second year in a row. But as it turns out, the ...