It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Another participant, the Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, called Niemann’s performance “more than impressive”. While ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chess is one of the most popular board games of all time. Whether ...

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

You don’t get to be the world No. 1-ranked chess player without plotting multiple moves ahead. “I have a simple rule in life, if you are to fight the champ in anything – do it virtually,” quipped ...

Another participant, the Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, called Niemann’s performance “more than impressive”. While Nieman has admitted to sometimes having cheated in previous online games, he ...