The app mostly uses lessons focused on solving short chess puzzles — think "capture the rook" — as well as mini-matches, where users earn points along the way. Players move on to full games ...

Carlsen is no novice when it comes to chess apps. The Play Magnus game, which he started in 2014, gave online users the chance to play against a chess engine modeled against his own gameplay.

As 9to5Mac first reported, Apple last updated the Chess app a dozen years ago, back when it still named its Mac operating system releases after big cats. With OS X Mountain Lion, Apple added Game ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Google has released a new chess website that puts one fun twist on the game ...

medium [player]" in an effort to make the game more accessible. The app will start by asking you how much you know about chess and then tailoring lessons based on your level — it will even teach ...

And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo announced on April 22 that beta testers can practice the centuries-old board game in Duolingo now ...

If The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) or Gukesh’s historic win over Magnus Carlsen at Norway Chess 2025 has you either dusting out ...

The immediacy of bullet chess is a thrill — it raises the heart rate as much as a treadmill (well, close enough). The app I use to play bullet chess is absurdly fast — it couldn’t work any ...

Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen’s celebrity status. A grandmaster at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world of online chess ...