Have a good mind for computational problem-solving? Fancy netting a cool $1 million for your efforts? Then the University of St. Andrews and the Clay Mathematics Institute sure have the competition ...
Explore the story behind the oldest recorded chess problem and the fascinating rise and fall of its creator revealing a ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link One of my favorite things to do for amusement is solve chess problems, wherein the player is given a scenario on the board and then asked how to ...
If you have a few chess sets at home, try the following exercise: Arrange eight queens on a board so that none of them are attacking each other. If you succeed once, can you find a second arrangement?