Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

If you are taking your first steps in chess, you will need a book for beginners. Time-tested classics are Emanuel Lasker’s “How to play Chess” and Ilya Maizelis’s “Chess”. Lots of letters? Then start ...