ST. LOUIS — Long before The Queen’s Gambit captivated Netflix audiences around the world, it was a 1983 novel written by Walter Tevis — a story as much about struggle and redemption as it is about ...

During the wee hours of March 30, I recalled a long-forgotten password from an email address I had used years back. Among the ancient digital mummies previously lost in cyberspace was a 2011 editorial ...

If a political stunt would deny the Venezuelans their humanity, the outpouring of support from family, friends, and neighbors on Martha’s Vineyard sought to reaffirm it. I am the managing editor of ...

In the closing sequence of The Queen’s Gambit, the chess-playing heroine, Beth Harmon, defeats her archrival Vasily Borgov at the Moscow Invitational. The next day she impulsively skips her flight ...

At the moment, I have 659 wins against 612 losses and 58 draws in online competition play in the Blitz format. A win percentage of just about 50%. The writer has been with the Queen Pawn opening for ...

In ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ chess doubles as a game of life for protagonist Beth Harmon. Netflix If this use of chess to represent life feels familiar, it is largely thanks to the medieval world. As I ...