e4 (King's Pawn Opening) tends to start the game with a bang, leading to positions with pieces flying out fast and furious attacks. d4 (Queen's Pawn Opening) is a relatively subtle start, taking a ...

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Maurice Ashley, who became the first Black chess grandmaster in 1999, says it's important to have a beginner's mindset, in chess and in life.

For beginners, chess is a game that centers around preserving a decidedly female (and all-powerful) piece. Still, the world of chess has long been dominated by males. But, in case you had missed ...

In ‘Beginners,’ a Writer Takes Up Chess and Surfing and Singing and Juggling and ... Not far into “Beginners,” Tom Vanderbilt’s tribute to the life-changing magic of learning new skills, ...