After a busy morning of classes, Ross Wolpert, a student at the University of Florida, returns to his off-campus house. He calls up his friend, brings his chess board to his front lawn, and awaits his ...

Chess.com reaches a new membership milestone as it nears its 20th birthday. Chess.com, the online chess platform that was founded in 2005 and launched in 2007, has surpassed 200 million members. Of ...

The millennia-old pastime of chess has been enjoying an explosion of interest. Whether people are longing for any engaging hobby to keep themselves sane during the long wait, or they fell prey to a ...

Netflix released "The Queen's Gambit," a series about a chess prodigy's rise from basement chess matches to global acclaim, in late October. Since the show debuted, chess sets have flown off the ...

Pandemic boredom and a Netflix mini-series, “The Queen’s Gambit,” added to the game’s sudden popularity. But Chess.com was also plotting its own moves. Danny Rensch, left, chief chess officer of Chess ...