The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Covid-19 sent people home in early 2020, the computer scientist Tom Zahavy rediscovered chess. He had played as a kid and had ...

Chess Puzzle #10: Checkmate In 1 Move, White To Play Chess is a game of strategy, so you need to be thinking ahead several moves in advance. Sometimes, it is necessary to sacrifice a piece in order to ...

Jay (He/They) is a fiction writer and high school teacher. He has a Bachelor's degree majoring in English and a Master's in Creative Writing. When he's not writing, he's either gaming (on the Destiny ...

1 Move Checkmate Puzzles: Checkmate your opponent’s king, that is all you need to win a chess game. But you must be a chess champion to find that winning move. In this chess puzzle, white is to move ...