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GoChess Adds Harry Potter Chess With The Wizard Mini
Harry Potter comes to chess in a new way as GoChess have unveiled the Wizard Mini chess board designed to look like those seen in the films.
Harry Potter: All Is Fair In Love & Chess Officially Announced
Harry Potter fans are bracing themselves for the upcoming release of HBO's original adaptation of the beloved novels, which promise to completely reinvent the story more faithfully to the source material than the iconic films starring Daniel Radcliffe. Excitement in the Wizarding World has been off...
Five Elements Chess has you merge elements to win strategic battles
Five Elements Chess takes the purity of match-3 gameplay and applies elemental countering principles to make a fantastic, easy to learn and hard to master strategy game. By this point I think that most people understand the interplay between Fire, Water and Grass, if not due to general...
GothamChess signs with BASILISK as Head of Chess and he’s thinking bigger than you’d expect
With 8 million YouTube subscribers, the world's biggest chess content creator has joined his first esports organization — and he's already dreaming of record-breaking creator tournaments.
“Chess is the most humbling activity a person can do”: GothamChess discusses signing with BASILISK at the intersection of chess and esports
With 8 million subscribers on YouTube alone, Levy “GothamChess” Rozman is the biggest chess content creator worldwide. After decades of dedication to the game, the “Internet’s Chess Teacher” has now joined his first esports organization, BASILISK, as its Head of Chess. In an exclusive interview...
GothamChess named BASILISK’s Head of Chess with Esports World Cup glory as the goal
Levy Rozman signs on as BASILISK's Head of Chess, where he'll recruit players, build content, and chase an Esports World Cup title against Magnus Carlsen.
GothamChess joins BASILISK with goal of helping its players take down Magnus Carlsen
GothamChess has joined science-focused esports organization BASILISK as its Head of Chess, where he hopes to challenge for the Esports World Cup.
Tabletop Gaming Issue 118 is Out Now: From “frog chess” to the internet’s coolest streamers
Join us for Issue 118 of Tabletop Gaming magazine as we bring you the best from every aspect of the hobby
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is Reportedly Getting Back Into Acting
Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, is reportedly eyeing a return to acting.
Kingdom Hearts 4 lead Tetsuya Nomura plays 4D chess, potentially drops hints his canceled Final Fantasy game could somehow connect to the next RPG
Tetsuya Nomura's been sliding Final Fantasy Versus 13 references through the backdoor of Kingdom Hearts for years. And in the most on-brand move for the puzzling developer, even his clothes are now potentially dropping hints about how the canceled Final Fantasy game could connect to Kingdom Hearts...
Kingdom Hearts 4 lead Tetsuya Nomura plays 4D chess, potentially drops hints his canceled Final Fantasy game could somehow connect to the next RPG
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Unbeatable Magnus Carlsen takes chess prize at Esports World Cup
Magnus Carlsen has won the Chess at Esports World Cup 2026 title, taking his second EWC trophy in a row, all without losing a single game in his journey to the top. Carlsen, who has never lost a match at the EWC, reinforces himself as the world’s greatest chess player. The Team Liquid Grandmaster...
Magnus Carlsen makes history as first two-time Esports World Cup Chess Champion
The Norwegian GM does it again!
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru reveal how they really feel about YouTuber GothamChess
Chess legends Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen took some brutal shots at GothamChess during a lie detector test at the Esports World Cup.
Baldur's Gate 3 Coloring Book Easter Eggs Explained
The Official Baldur's Gate 3 Coloring Book, out August 11, is packed with hidden references — including a real chess match on Raphael's page.
Faker and Chovy signed chessboard is being sold after League icons played with it
Faker and Chovy have spent years trying to outplay each other in League of Legends, but at the Esports World Cup 2026, they traded Summoner’s Rift for 64 squares.
Chess should be played over the board at the Esports World Cup
The chess category at the Esports World Cup has a $1.5 million USD prize pool. That is almost on par with the Grand Chess Tour’s prize pool of $2,000,000 USD, which is dispersed over the course of six tournaments. The EWC is giving it away in one. That places the EWC among the world’s best-funded …...
Study Finds Esports Has Surprisingly Similar Impact As Chess
You don't burn many calories gaming at a desk, but esports has a similar impact on athletes as chess, which was recognized as a sport in 1999.
Chess rule designed to increase female participation forces all-women team to recruit a man
The UK’s only all-women chess team has been told it must recruit a male player after earning promotion to the country’s top division.
Hands On: HoYoverse's Pokémon Rival Won Me Over - I Just Need It on PS5
Auto yes. I’ve never played an auto chess game – or auto battler, as I think the parlance has settled upon. Despite this, I’m fairly familiar with the format of games like Teamfight Tactics, because it’s a genre one of my favourite developers HoYoverse seems utterly obsessed with. Read the full...
How to Get the Chessboard Skin in The Outlast Trials
There's a secret chess skin you can get in The Outlast Trials if you find the secret door code in Disrupt the Neighborhood!
Order Automatica describes itself as "chess with demons", with an intriguing amount of tactical depth
Roguelites will never go out of fashion, in my opinion, because they always have that compelling loop that's essentially made to keep you coming back for more. Order Automatica is the latest entry in that lovely genre that's caught our eye this week, and really, just looking at the visuals on its...
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Retired chess champion asked to become president of Hungary
A Hungarian chess champion has been asked to step up and become the president of the entire country by the Prime Minister.
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