Ten years ago, everyone played online poker on the same PokerStars client — regardless of their location. Today, you can play on PokerStars from the US on...

5 Things for Playing Better Blitz Chess. WGM Raluca Sgîrcea, IM Renier Castellanos. Improve your tactics sensor and quick calculation. Try to spend a cou...

Castling is the only time in chess that two pieces can move at once, and the only time a piece other than the knight can move over another piece. The king...

Joseph Bennett. Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 06 (Photo by Michel Dufour) What makes a good set design?Lighting is one of the most important aspects of ...

Adjournments are no longer a common practice and only happen in rare situations. Instead, tournaments now have shorter time controls to keep games from la...

Ultimately, the most profitable sport to bet on is the sport bettors know most about. Since most bettors in the US follow football passionately, it is oft...

There are two types of chess cheating: “dumb” and “smart”. Most of the cheaters use simple method – start second game on another tab or smartphone against...

Grandmaster Aman Hambleton has played both sides of the London System for years. He knows that many players try the London to reach an easy-to-play, quiet...

Poker is 100% a game of skill in the long run. However there is a large element of luck in the short term. Professional poker players mitigate the luck as...

This means that if a Stalemate happens while playing a game, neither side wins or loses and the game ends in a Draw. Just like with Checkmate, in a Stalem...