The renowned French opera composer François-André Danican Philidor produced over 20 operas in the mid to late 18th century.

Knights move in an L shaped pattern, two squares horizontally ... player has captured a piece or moved a pawn. During the pandemic, many turned to chess to occupy their minds.

Would Caruana see “21. c5!”? The chess world waited on the edges of their seats. If he did, Carlsen would not be able to capture the pawn right away, as that would leave his knight undefended ...

Each focused entirely on the table’s surface: a green and white chess mat upon which knights ... “Remember ‘the square of the pawn’?” Elkies said to clarify, referring to a strategy ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chess writer and grandmaster Andy Soltis about 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer and the movie Pawn Sacrifice. In the summer of 1972, the world's attention was ...