Since Shatranj (Chess), the game's original form, is thought to have originated in India, and there’s an intriguing story tied to the Ramayana. What's Written in the Ramayana? The game of chess ...

At a time before his country became a chess powerhouse, he defeated four world champions, including Bobby Fischer and another ...

Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

Courtesy of wikimedia commons There’s a new sort of chess. It’s flashy, it’s exciting. It’s called Freestyle Chess, or ...