Cinematically, it’s a pause in the action that feels almost sacred. Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński stage the ...

Some of the world’s highest-ranked and most famous chess players have agreed to compete in a new, fast-paced format event, Checkmate: USA vs. India, near Dallas this October. Current world ...

Measured. Human. Calculated. And entirely genius. Though not an actual game of chess, this scene has often been called the “chess scene” because it reframes the characters, mission and ethics ...