People over 40 crack nervous jokes about their fickle memory, their senior moments, their incipient Alzheimer’s. But some of us do wind up betrayed by our memories: not just standing at the foot of ...

Timur Gareyev was just moves into a world record 48-board simultaneous blindfold chess exhibition in Las Vegas when he decided to change tactics. “I was like, OK, I’m just going to try to go with the ...

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When two men play chess together for many years what happens when one of two dies? This was the question Jack Powers faced when his friend and chess playing partner Steven Tschantz died. Powers not ...

Chess is often regarded as the game that is most commonly associated with intelligence and strategy. Science has in fact proven that chess players have more cognitive skill than non-chess players. But ...

Games as brain gyms: Mahjong, poker, and chess are being recognized for boosting memory, adaptability, and strategic thinking, with research linking them to healthy aging and cognitive resilience.