I Play Chess Online Every Single Day. A New Brain Study Makes Me Wonder If That’s Enough

It's worth knowing whether you're just playing a game you like — or maybe also improving your brain chemistry.
The Guardian

Chess: British players win Isle of Wight Masters as Scots achieve rare double

GM Matthew Wadsworth won in Ryde on tiebreak, Scottish GM Matthew Turner also shared first, while in Graz Scotland’s Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, 15, qualified for the IM title In just two years, the ...
GitHub

A modern, responsive chessboard component for React applications.

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contribution guide before submitting a Pull Request. Keen to contribute? Here is the current list of things we want to get done / are interested in adding if ...
GitHub

Ceres - an MCTS chess engine for research and recreation

Ceres is a strong UCI chess engine that uses the Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) algorithm and deep neural networks. Importantly, Ceres also intended a comprehensive software platform for chess engine ...
The Indian Express

In Freestyle Chess World Championship, Magnus Carlsen has found a stage that excites him

Magnus Carlsen did not look happy. As he sat on an elevated stage for a press conference right before the start of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship on Friday, flanked on one side by German ...
Popular Science

Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s been nearly 30 years since chess champion Garry Kasparov ...
The Indian Express

Magnus Carlsen claims his 21st World Championship title after pulling rabbit out of hat in Game 3 of final vs Fabiano Caruana

On a dramatic day in the seaside German town of Weissenhaus, Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship—his 21st World Championship title—after defeating Fabiano Caruana in a ...
Reuters

Norway's Carlsen wins first FIDE Freestyle World Championship

Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norway's Magnus Carlsen added another crown to his collection on Sunday by becoming the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess world champion after a comeback win over Fabiano Caruana ...
Firstpost

Carlsen storms into FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship final after beating Nodirbek, faces Caruana for title

Magnus Carlsen shakes Nodirbek Abdusattorov's hand during the semi-finals of the inaugural FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Weissenhaus, Germany. Image credit: Stev Bonhage/Freestyle Chess ...
The New York Times

Inside the mind of Hikaru Nakamura, the chess world No 2 whose streaming career comes first

Only Magnus Carlsen is ranked above Hikaru Nakamura Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images Hikaru Nakamura did not wait around. After nearly five hours of moving chess pieces rapidly, he ...
The Guardian

Chess: Magnus Carlsen triumphs in London speed event but Nakamura fails

The Norwegian showcased his skills in the chess.com speed championship, but the US star and streamer was twice beaten Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, visited central London last weekend and won the ...