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Although it might not be as ancient as games like Go, chess remains one of the oldest and most popular board games in the world. People have been putting different spins on the original game ever ...

It’s been a year full of surprises–some of them pleasant, some of them not–and you can add chess’ resurgence in popularity to the list of the former. Thanks to the insane success of Netflix’s ...

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The Netflix show about a chess prodigy has reignited interest in the game and fueled demand for sets, accessories and timers. By Marie Fazio Poela Keta started binge-watching “The Queen’s Gambit” as a ...

Former SpaceX engineer Brian Ignaut has created a lot of origami-inspired furniture and “kinetic home products” that are whoa-inducing. But his folding chess set? It may be one of his masterpieces.

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

Cameron Crawford thought he had seen it before. There was the puzzle scare in March 2020. When the weather got better, he ran out of kites. Then there was a Pokemon card gold rush that left his ...