Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is ...

Chess prodigy Hans Niemann says he is "unfazed, perspicacious, and composed" as he competes in the World Junior Chess Championship. But Niemann is also answering questions about an improbable method ...

Chess grandmasters may outwit opponents using different brain regions from us lesser mortals 1. Mid-match activity in grandmasters' brains is mainly in regions thought to be involved in long-term ...