Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

Algebraic notation is the standard way chess players record their moves. By Isaac Aronow The standard method of recording moves in a chess game is known as algebraic notation. The name isn’t quite ...

Players can take days or even weeks to take a turn, and they have embraced the use of software to find the best moves. By Greg Keener After more than two years of play, Jon Edwards, a retired ...

The bad news is that there is no single solution to Rule 16. There’s not even a daily solution, the puzzle will be different each time you play the game. So you’re going to have to do one of two ...