In place of the queen, the Persians had farzin, a male figure whose name roughly translates to counselor. As H.J.R. Murray pointed out in his 1913 book, “A History of Chess,” the farzin’s ...

In the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit,” the character Benny Watts walks up to Beth Harmon, the show’s heroine, at the start of the 1967 United States Chess Championship.

This changed in the 15th century, when the chess queen gained unlimited movement in any direction. Most players would agree that this change made the game faster and more interesting to play.

Perhaps that’s why The Queen’s Gambit, which is currently Netflix’s number one show in the US, is so addicting: It’s a dance.Suffice to say very few people watching understand chess at the ...

Event on 7/23/04 in Palo Alto Stanford lecturer Marilyn Yalom plays chess with the Chronicle's John McMurtrie for a piece that weaves the match into a description of her new book, "Birth of the ...

Players in Krakow, Poland, play chess this month. The pandemic fueled interest in the game, and “The Queen's Gambit” made its popularity explode.

It’s been a big year for chess. The surging popularity of chess spurred by the success of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” is now spilling over from retail to websites and streaming ...

On Thursday, a California judge upheld a $5M defamation lawsuit filed by Soviet-era chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili against the streaming service for her allegedly “grossly sexist and ...

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The new Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit," which drops this Friday, is about a brilliant young woman who crashes the traditionally male world of chess.

A review of "Queen to Play," a charming movie about a chambermaid's unlikely obsession, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud and Jennifer Beals.

The new hit Netflix show "The Queen’s Gambit" follows a young woman’s spectacular rise through the male-dominated world of chess. To discuss the series and its impact, Christiane speaks with ...

When the game of chess spread from the Middle East to Europe, there was no piece representing a queen. When the icon emerged around the year 1000, it was the weakest piece on the board. But by the ...