What begins as a casual rematch instantly escalates when a fearless 10-year-old takes control of the board. Calm, confident, and completely unfazed, she forces complications while her opponent fights ...

Framed as a sports tale, “Queen of Chess,” directed by Rory Kennedy, recounts the life of Judit Polgar, who battled sexism as much as rival players. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for ...

Chess may be the quintessential game of skill, but oftentimes top-ranked competitors cancel each other out and prevent a decisive outcome. Among elite chess grandmasters, more than 70% of competitions ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Netflix’s smash 2020 miniseries The Queen’s Gambit told a fictional tale of how Beth Harmon, a chess ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Peter Molyneux, who created the Fable series and is known for hyperbole, has reacted to the recent Fable reveal, saying it made him "incredibly ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Iron Lung movie based on the video game from YouTube creator Markiplier continues to put up massive numbers at the box office. In its second ...

End-of-year retrospectives deemed 2025 the year of the friendslop game, but if recent announcements are any indication, the era of cheap, comedic, and crude multiplayer games is only getting started.

After years in development, Mewgenics released on Steam to an immediately strong response. According to developer Tyler Glaiel, the tactics game made back its entire development budget in just three ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

Peter Mandelson has been visited by a top criminal lawyer who 'thinks like a chess master'. David Corker from Corker Binning was seen leaving the house of the disgraced peer near Regent's Park in ...

Mewgenics, the new release from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, the indie devs behind hit roguelike The Binding of Isaac and all its subsequent expansions, smashed through 250,000 copies sold in ...

For something that represents the pinnacle of athletic achievement, an Olympic gold medal isn’t exactly built like solid gold treasure. In fact, it’s mostly silver — and lately, some athletes say it ...