Gwent's Latest Update Takes Inspiration From Chess
The Mahakam Ale Festival went live in CD Projekt Red’s collectible card game just over a week ago. Intended to coincide…
A Video Game Version of Chess That Changes the Rules Every Time You Play
Look at that glorious mess up there. “That’s not chess,” you say. Damn right, it’s chess on drugs. Get this game…
Grandmaster Caught Cheating On iPod During Chess Tournament
Gaioz Nigalidze, 25, is Georgia’s current chess champion. He’s also now facing a ban of up to 15 years from the game…
The Game That Wants To Get Smaller, Not Bigger
Since 1983, the record for the smallest game of (computer) chess in the world belonged to 1K ZX Chess, at 672 bytes, a…
A 30 Second, 16-Player Version of Chess You Can Play For Free
Bennett Foddy's Speed Chess is not actually chess. It looks like chess and the pieces make chess moves, but it is the…
Meet The Guy Who's Making A Sequel To Chess
Chess is getting a sequel. Yes, that Chess.
People Used To Think Chess Would Ruin Everything
You know how it goes: something new comes along, and catches everyone's attention. Immediately, people think the new…
Bill Gates Plays Chess With The World's Best, Loses In 71 Seconds
The stunned face of Bill Gates, as he realises he has no chance to win against the Norwegian chess grandmaster, Magnus…
Cat Has Developed The Perfect Chess Game
Watching a true chess Grandmaster at work is a thing of beauty — masters like Bobby Fisher, Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue.…
Former World Chess Champion Gives His Take On eSports In 15 Tweets
Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is in Seoul to participate in a local sports…
Well, Thank God, Someone's Finally Making the Sequel to Chess
Next time you complain about Half-Life 3 taking forever, consider this: the modern game of chess is believed to have…
The New Way to Play Chess Is Insane
It seems like the ideal game of chess is supposed to take hours, right? I seem to remember hearing stories of matches…
Super-Chess Wins Just For Megachessatron Alone
The rules of this super-Chess game aren't too clear, or at least their limitations are nowhere to be seen. But it's…
This Is the $300 Street Fighter Chess Set Capcom Sent Me Today
The other day, an EA spokesperson invited me to go to Germany to go to some Porsche driving school in order to, in a…
Want To Make Chess More Fun? Add Portals.
Take a chess board. Add portals. Now you have Portal Chess.
Why Can't All Games Be As Simple As Portal 2?
Though complicated and convoluted, Portal 2 takes one solid idea and runs with it until the very end. In today's Speak…
World Champion Chess Program Banned For Cheating
The engine which has emerged victorious from the past four World Computer Chess Championships, Rybka, has been banned…
What Is Chessboxing?
Chessboxing is an activity that combines the physical demands of boxing with the mental discipline of chess.…
Boom, Checkmate!
Some people watch clips of shooter video games, marveling at each amazing gunshot. Some watch replays of races. Let…