Daniel Naroditsky went viral for his ability to play chess while blindfolded. After earning the title of grandmaster at age of 18, the California native became a well-known name in the chess world.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Netflix’s smash 2020 miniseries The Queen’s Gambit told a fictional tale of how Beth Harmon, a chess ...

Daniel Naroditsky, an American chess grandmaster and popular YouTube commentator, has died aged 29. The Charlotte Chess Center, a North Carolina chess academy where Naroditsky served as a head coach, ...

"I could relate to Beth a lot," says 22-year-old female chess Grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani of The Queen's Gambit Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for ...

“Daniel was a talented chess player, commentator, and educator, and a cherished member of the chess community, admired and respected by fans and players around the world,” the statement read. “He was ...

What happens if more domains of knowledge have superhuman performance from AI? The Elo (chess ranking estimate) of the best chess programs is about 3700 which is about 900 points beyond the 2881 ...

Oregon’s first woman grandmaster in chess is 16-year-old Zoey Tang, a junior at Westview High School in Beaverton. “Woman grandmaster” is the highest chess title restricted to women that is awarded by ...

Sometimes it’s the small sprinkles of strangeness that stand out the most. If you had told me several years ago that 2020 would bring daily disasters of incomprehensible consequence, I probably would ...