The only thing preventing you from saving Ada or Sherry in Resident Evil 2 is a peculiar chess piece puzzle involving a pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen, and king.

Chess is believed to have originated in India about 1,500 years ago before quickly spreading westward and beyond. Oleson and his colleagues discovered the "rook" while excavating an ancient site ...

Chess is "one of those things that … any age group can learn … but then also something that takes the 10,000-hour theory to really master," Edwin Bodge, a senior product manager with Duolingo ...

The rook in question certainly wasn't the first chess piece ever created, but it may be the oldest found to date. John Peter Oleson Almost 30 years after its discovery, a small sandstone figurine ...

Rook No Further, The Queen's Gambit Chess Is Now on Netflix Games Zachary McAuliffe Staff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...

A Less Friendly Game of Chess is this week's Hearthstone Tavern Brawl Blizzard. Once you pick a class, build your deck and start the game, you'll get a hand of random chess pieces to tinker with.

Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, dethroned reigning champion Ding Liren, 32, in a stunning victory during their best-of-14-games showdown, all thanks to a fatal mistake made by his opponent.

Bishop Takes Rook: You'll Be Able to Learn Chess on Duolingo Soon Zachary McAuliffe Staff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...

This Iranian chess set, created in the 12th century, features four stone rooks with two pointed horns each, representing horse-drawn chariots. The design is nearly identical to the "rook" figurine ...

Chess is "one of those things that … any age group can learn … but then also something that takes the 10,000-hour theory to really master," Edwin Bodge, a senior product manager with Duolingo ...