Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is an ardent chess fan and he continues to prove his lobe for the the game. Having ...

Wrong. Because part of the Soviet school of chess lives on through the genius of Magnus Carlsen, who won his ninth World ...

Recent analyst upgrades have put Duolingo (DUOL) back in focus as a broader education and entertainment platform, highlighting its push into math, chess, and music, along with heavier use of gaming ...

Chess has never been just a board game. It has always been a quiet reflection of the world around it. When societies changed, ...

Caruana will certainly be the favourite and Praggnanandhaa, too, if he is better prepared in the opening; Anish can do well ...

With its first full year now complete, the Youth Hub in Portage la Prairie is preparing for another year of growth, new programs, and a significant expansion of services. Staff say 2026 will build on ...

There’s a great deal of research about the impact of phone use on our brains. Much of it is alarming, particularly about the ...

Marc Olsen was just 18 when he started winning money at backgammon. Sitting at his computer in Copenhagen in 2004, he would ...

It’s tough out there in retail. In order to drag people off the sofa and away from their smartphones, and tempt them out into ...

With the holidays behind us, things are slowing down a little in the Basin, but there’s still plenty to do coming up in ...

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...