If the United States can stay a democracy – no, not a given – then President Donald Trump may have already passed the peak of his powers. He could be, to quote a Bruce Springsteen song, a rider on a ...

Remote work in 2026 feels less like working from home and more like building the day on personal terms. That shift depends on tools that blend productivity and enjoyment without dragging attention ...

The chess prodigy's rise to stardom unfolds in director Rory Kennedy's new film 'Queen of Chess' ...

Polgár became the youngest-ever chess Grandmaster when she was 15 years old.

In 1996, IBM's Deep Blue faced off against Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess mind on Earth — and changed history.

As popular as the game of chess is, it has one massive flaw. This being that it requires two participants, which can be a ...

A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out ...

The oval-shaped board has a pattern of carved lines that do not resemble those of any of known game, modern or ancient.

The game the AI reconstructed — now dubbed Ludus Coriovalli (Game of Coriovallum) — is an asymmetric battle of attrition. It ...

Sam’s suspicions were first aroused when he spotted a tracksuit top, which Megan claimed was Daniel’s, in Will’s flat. This raised enough alarm bells for Sam to confront Will, who of course made ...

Since the launch of the Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced the Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee, Letter ...

Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. In 1966, the main spacecraft ejected a 99-kg lander module that used a landing bag to survive impact. The problem is, given the technology ...