In the game of chess, a rook can move as many spaces as it can in one direction. Or, it can sit stone-still and guard the pieces around it, potentially holding its ground for an entire match — or ...

Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen suffered a major defeat against 24-year-old Shant Sargsyan at the World Rapid Team Chess Championship in Hong Kong.

Team MGD1’s Arjun Erigaisi defeated WR Chess’ Magnus Carlsen in 30 moves, capitalising on a rook blunder by the world No 1 and sealing his victory with a Queen sacrifice in Round 6 of the FIDE World ...

The rook in question certainly wasn't the first chess piece ever created, but it may be the oldest found to date. John Peter Oleson Almost 30 years after its discovery, a small sandstone figurine ...

After receiving his degree in Journalism & Media Communications from CSU in 2019, Erik began building his career in online media, and found his dream job when he joined Game Rant as a staff writer.

This past fall, the world championship match in Bonn, Germany, wasn’t the only thing stirring up chess enthusiasts. ChessBase 10, a beefier new version of the massive database program that is the ...

Custom, 3D printed chess sets are rather popular but many simply replace the pieces with a themed version (here’s one for Pokémon) or create an interesting board. This 3D printed chess set, however, ...