Chess feels overwhelming at first, but a few principles make a huge difference. She breaks down five must know tips that help beginners stop blundering, build real plans, and improve fast. If you ...

Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has earned a coveted spot in the Candidates 2026 tournament by triumphing in the FIDE Circuit 2025. His stellar year, marked by victories in major events, secures ...

Jan is ready for a new challenge. She's recently moved to Colorado and wants to take advantage of the new terrain and start mountain running. Before the move, she'd been working on her fitness for ...

From bad openings to missed tactics, these beginner errors are holding you back from improving your chess fast. Senators introduce War Powers Resolution over Trump's Venezuela actions Authorities ...

Every semester now begins with the same quiet contradiction. One syllabus declares, “No ChatGPT allowed.” Another encourages it as a research aid. And in between, most of us use it anyway. In a recent ...

Andrew White does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about shoshin lately, the Japanese word for “beginner’s mind.” I first wrote about it here, after learning the word from a guest on my podcast Fifty Words for Snow. My co-host ...

Beginners might feel intimidated when it comes to selecting an appropriate handgun, but with a calculated approach, you can find one that fits your budget and fulfills your needs. There are two ...

I’m embarrassed to admit this in my mid-forties, but I’ve never understood chess well enough to play a full game. My son and daughter both learned how to play in elementary school. I was glad they had ...

UPDATE: Thursday, August 7, 2025 OpenAI O3 beat XAI Grok 4 in the final to win the tournament. Yesterday, Hikaru Nakamura says XAI Grok 4 is by far and away the best chess playing general LLM. Grok is ...