Last fortnight, we discussed ‘Pattern Recognition in Chess’, aided by basic checkmate patterns like the Back Rank Checkmate with the rook and the Queen. Let us continue where we left off in our ...

Chess is a two-player board game that begins with each player controlling 16 pieces. The challenge in each chess game is to checkmate the opponent’s king. How strategically and quickly you find the ...

‘Check and Mate’... How many times wondered ‘Hey, what exactly does that mean?’ and ‘How do you even make it happen?’ Let’s get right on to it! A ‘Checkmate’ signifies the end of the game, so the ...

Chess has played an important role in the evolution of technology. Back in 1997, the cerebral battle between computer technology and humans reached a tipping point when a purpose-built supercomputer ...

What is remarkable about the Checkmate Betul programme is that many of the 8 trainers or mentors are teenagers themselves and ...

Calgary high schooler Muhammad Saim has been playing chess since he was 10, but he recently noticed many of his peers hadn’t had the opportunity to learn the centuries-old game. Despite its resurgent ...