Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these ...

Hypermodern chess players discovered you don't need to occupy the center immediately. You can control it from the sides with your pieces.

For White, who possesses the advantage of the first move, hypermodern openings offer a unique blend of flexibility and ...

So-named because you'd have to be high to try it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While it's something of a fool's game to ...

He was known for playing some of the least respected openings, including the Grob, the Creepy Crawly or the St. George Defense. But he was often successful. By Dylan Loeb McClain Michael Basman, an ...