Of course, it couldn’t play a full game of chess. The machine always played white with a king and rook in a fixed position. The human’s lone black king could be on one of 48 squares in the ...

The sheer number of accounts (often boosted by blue checks) taking the post seriously is staggering. The furious replies ...

The Castle or Rook can move any number of squares ... shares how his children have picked up the game using instructional chess software. He says, "Over the past eight years, my children have ...

Some run in the straight lines followed by a rook, some follow the diagonals ... it’s now the execution part of it. It’s ...

Bobby Fischer sparked American chess interest; today, the Saint Louis Chess Club hosts top U.S. players in a significant tournament.