They shook hands, and the woman in the white wig began by confidently advancing her queen pawn two squares and depressing the chess timer next to the board. The crowd nodded approvingly.

White to move and win The chess board is a theater of romance and seduction. When a knight flashes both its right angles, ...

The walls are bare, except for a poster of a red-haired woman staring over a chess board. The poster’s caption reads: “The Queen’s Gambit.” The sign on the door reads: “Bridgeopolis.” ...

setting up the board gives players a compelling reason to banter about older Super Mario characters that deserve a comeback. One drawback of this chess set, however, is the lack of a second queen ...