Portable chess set invented by Marcel Duchamp (1943) (All images by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise specified) BRIGHTON, UK — Swapping out pieces in a game of chess is only a smart move ...

Chess is a game of skill, patience, and tact. So it’s no surprise that when it comes to the production of some of the world’s most exclusive and luxurious chess tables, those same principles apply.

It was the encyclopedias on painting and sculpture that his parents got that first ignited a young Marcos Ramirez’s interest in visual arts. After earning a law degree in Mexico, then working ...

Two people hunched over a black and white checkered board, deliberating what moves they will make, how their opponent might counter and how they might counter that counter, with barely a flicker of ...

It is not easy to make small talk about chess. When people hear that I played the game professionally for several years they often ask what kinds of chess sets I like—ornate, sculpted, antique? The ...

One South Side artist has spent the past 20 years bringing strangers together through outdoor chess in downtown Chicago. With a small audience watching, Cecil Locke reached across the chess table to ...

Mohali-based Indian Chess Company brings together tradition, artistry, and sustainability in a new collection of luxury chess boards and pieces. The Indian Chess Company's approach is deeply rooted in ...

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

This year, FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022, is being hosted by India in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. For those who don’t know, it’s a very prestigious and important event, where more than 2000 Chess players ...

Computers have been beating humans at chess for decades, and they’re now so predictably good at it that chess grandmasters won’t even bother to compete against them. But in what feels like a gesture ...