One rare nonpolarizing event in 2020 was the release of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” The miniseries about orphaned, struggling chess prodigy Beth Harmon not only captivated audiences, but it also ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Chess can be sexy. Anya Taylor-Joy in the hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit taught me that. Chess can also be evil and stupid. A viral (and ...

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When I was a kid, my dad taught me how certain chess pieces move by having me analyze the shapes of the pieces themselves. The rook, a castle made of horizontal and vertical lines, moves horizontally ...

Have you ever played chess? It is easy to learn but difficult to master. That hasn't stopped some students as young as second grade from checking out the game. "It's fun. Chess is fun. And the kids ...