James has been gaming for as long as he can remember, from conquering the world in Civilization or blowing up worlds in Stellaris to getting sucked into yet another grind on either version of ...

You wouldn’t think that a young woman alone in a Moscow park with dozens of old men could make for a happy ending, but here we are, crying into our Cheerios over the poignant final moments of The ...

Here's a headline that was in USA Today a few days ago: Obama, Boehner continue stalemate on 'fiscal cliff'. Anyone who knows chess terminology knows that headline makes no sense. A "stalemate" ...

Most of us know the basics of chess: You move pawns and pieces — rooks, knights, bishops and a queen — around a checkerboard in a bid to capture your opponent’s king, without losing your own. Each ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...