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Mezrich is back with a buzzy new book, and this time, he’s tackling one of the wildest scandals to rock the world of chess.

It’s a conundrum that Ben Mezrich, a prolific and successful non-fiction writer, probes in Checkmate: Genius, Scandal and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the deals close, it’s a reunion for Fielder and Stone, who collaborated on Showtime’s The Curse. Fielder is attached to direct, ...

When a calculated serial killer is found to select his victims via an elaborate game of chess, a detective is forced to reach out to her estranged father, a renowned chess master, for help. Related: ...

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...