The Scandal That Roiled the Chess World in 2022

Mezrich traces the personal histories and circumstances leading up to a chess game played in September 2022 in St. Louis as ...
bleedingcool

Chess Comes To Fighting Games In Checkmate Showdown

Indie game developer and publisher ManaVoid Entertainment, along with BadRez Games, announced Checkmate Showdown over the weekend. The game will bring all of the excitement of a fighting title to the ...
Game Rant

Chess: Beginner's Guide To The Scholar's Mate (Four-Move Checkmate)

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

‘Checkmate’ Review: Grumbling Grandmasters

Magnus Carlsen hadn’t considered his upstart American opponent a formidable foe. After an unexpected loss, he leveled a ...
The Cinemaholic

Is Lifetime’s Checkmate Based on a True Story?

Lifetime’s ‘Checkmate’ follows the story of Brittany, a detective determined to solve a case involving a serial killer who appears to use the game of chess to select his next victims. Realizing that ...
Los Angeles Times

Checkmate: Chess fever has arrived at Culver City High School

Junior Jaewon Kim shifted in his seat, staring down at the black and white chess board as he thought hard about what his next move would be. With time running out, he quickly advanced his rook up the ...
Forbes

Checkmate: What Chess Taught Me About Cyber Resilience

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...