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Rolls-Royce chess sets, Louis Vuitton jenga: Traditional boardgames get a Dubai makeover
Dubai residents are increasingly turning to an unlikely new obsession‭: ‬nostalgic luxury boardgames‭, ‬as traditional relics ...
Magnus Carlsen’s quiet storm: How chess king humbled Gukesh amid doubt, drama, and a blitz rampage
Magnus Carlsen outpaced D. Gukesh in blitz to win the Grand Chess Tour 2025, despite struggles and mind games, after Gukesh ...
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‘One of the most effective pieces of propaganda ever made’: the Bayeux Tapestry heads to Britain for the first time in almost a millennium
A historic agreement between this country and France sees the 225ft-long tableau — which may have been made in Britain but has been in France since 1077 — arrive at the British Museum in Autumn 2026.
Chess reigns as Pennsylvania's top board game, board game renaissance attracts all ages
It’s not just chess that’s capturing people’s interest. Since opening about a year ago, Board to Death Games has seen a boom ...
I’m a statistics professor who became embroiled in the world of online chess drama
When one former world chess champion implied that another was cheating on the online platform Chess.com, a statistician was ...