Nicholas Christopher Is Having a Major Moment on Broadway. How the Tony Nominee Became the Champ of Chess (Exclusive)

Nicholas Christopher opens up to PEOPLE about his journey to Broadway's 'Chess,' his first Tony nomination and why it feels ...
The New York Times

How Key Is Lea Michele to ‘Chess’? It Will Now Close When She Leaves.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Broadway musical had planned to keep going, but box-office sales made clear Michele’s appeal was essential. It will now close June 21. By Michael ...

Yes, The Mandalorian and Grogu Gladiator Scene Pulls From an Iconic Star Wars Moment

When The Mandalorian fights alongside Rotta the Hutt in a gladiator arena in the latest Star Wars movie, the event is called ...
The Caledonian-Record

World Strategy League Builds an Accessible Online Arena for Chess, Strategy Games, and Training

An emerging browser-based platform brings chess, puzzles, ranked play, and a growing strategy-game ecosystem under a single roof - with a focus on accessibility, fair competition, and learning.
CNET

Duolingo Chess Players Soon Can Play Matches With Others

Chess instruction launches on Android phones, and Duolingo customers with iPhones will soon be able to play chess against each other. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content ...
Wall Street Journal

The College-Admissions Chess Game Is More Complicated Than Ever

For high-school seniors across the country, May 1 is the denouement of a college-admissions chess game that has become more complicated than ever. Friday—the deadline for students to tell colleges ...
Polygon

Steam pulls game made by White House Correspondent's Dinner shooting suspect

Shortly after authorities apprehended a man suspected of attempting a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, reports revealed that the would-be assailant was identified as a game ...
Futurism

Google Exec Says Your Favorite Video Games Are Secretly Made With AI

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. That ...
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This game made me question going pro in chess

At some point, every improving player hits the same question: is this just a hobby, or something more? One game, one moment, or one result can suddenly make that question feel real. But going pro in ...
Engadget

Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI

Panic, the company behind the tiny and excellent Playdate console, is taking a stand on generative AI. The company has published an AI disclosure that says as of this month, the Playdate Catalog "will ...
Time

I’m a Chess Champion. Here’s Why I Play Chess Against ChatGPT

Large language models (LLMs) are bad at chess. And yet, as a three-time National Chess Champion and a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, I love to play against them. Not because they push me to ...