Chess players are often associated with having a memory as strong as a Rook..oops, I mean an Elephant! “Do you remember all your games?” is a common question posed to chess players! Now that would be ...

There are just 32 pieces on a chessboard, but the number of patterns in which those pieces can move in the course of an individual game are astronomical. Still, as these maps show, despite all those ...

Watch two minutes of brilliant coordination between rook and knight, showcasing tactical patterns, harmony, and attacking ideas. A short but exciting glimpse into how these pieces work together on the ...

The 'chunking' theory of chess playing 5 suggests that expert memory is based on a large database of chunks in long-term memory. A chess grandmaster studies and practises for at least 10 years to ...

What do Pep Guardiola and Enzo Maresca have in common? Coaches wedded to a certain style of football? Midfielders who became managers? Worked together at Manchester City? Bald? All of these things are ...