Pawn structures are the backbone of chess. In many instances, especially to the amateur player, these structures are underestimated and overlooked. Actually, the first book I saw about pawn structures ...

Which is the most important piece on the chess board? Some people say the queen, some say the king. But the lowly pawn should be given some consideration because it can change to any piece except the ...

At the beginning of my first-grade chess class, the teacher explained relative values for each piece. He did this right after diagramming how the pieces move and just before telling the group what ...

One has to be better than good to win at the World Chess Championship. One has to be nearly perfect. Fabiano Caruana, the world No. 2, was reminded of that today in his eighth game against the ...

A game that originated in northern India around 1500 years back and later had spread to the Arab world Bangladesh, a country which produced the first grandmaster in the subcontinent through Niaz ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chess writer and grandmaster Andy Soltis about 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer and the movie Pawn Sacrifice. In the summer of 1972, the world's attention was ...

The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), the leading chess cultural center in the country, is proud to announce “Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets,” a whimsical and engaging exhibition that ...