Despite the endgame being where many chess games are won or lost, many beginners overlook learning the phase, opting instead to study more glamorous aspects of chess, such as tactics, checkmating ...

Studying chess can be grueling for beginners, especially at first. Opening principles, endgames, mid-game tactics, pawn placement, and positional play are just some of the concepts that beginners need ...

Blame The Queen’s Gambit. The show was so riveting, and made chess look so cool, that I couldn’t resist making an account on chess.com and cautiously dipping a toe into the world’s most intimidating ...

Gobet recommends a beginners' chess book for an instant edge. "Compared to where you were before, it's going to be a massive difference," he promises. Armed with the basics, you could join a club or ...

Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...