Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Chess can be sexy. Anya Taylor-Joy in the hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit taught me that. Chess can also be evil and stupid. A viral (and ...

As far as calendars go, you wouldn’t think the Babes of Chess would be a hot seller. But when Zhu Chen, the recently crowned women’s world chess champion, was approached about modeling as a checkmate ...