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Not for most of us, perhaps - not for the bluffers and the fudgers and the seat-of-the-pants players who prod a path through matchups in which each side's strategy is a winsome, wobbling comedy of ...

Chess 2: The Sequel, the arguably improved version of the classic game, is coming to PC via Steam on 19th August. Designed by master game designer David Sirlin - best known as the man who rebalanced ...

The weekend's chess matches with my father ended as they always do, but with a twist. I lost, mostly, but it wasn't to a checkmate. Instead it happened four times when he managed to get both of his ...

Next time you complain about Half-Life 3 taking forever, consider this: the modern game of chess is believed to have originated in 1575, and only now is Chess 2: The Sequel coming out. And it’s an ...

Chess is one of the most enduring games in the world. Is it time for a sequel? "Chess 1 was a big hit, no question there," wrote game designer David Sirlin in a blog post announcing the audaciously ...