It’s worth knowing whether you’re just playing a game you like — or maybe also improving your brain chemistry.

The weight of the world title can break even the strongest of players. For 19-year-old D. Gukesh, the pressure recently reached a visible breaking point.

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the ...

Two neighborhood libraries in St. Louis are preparing to reopen in late May, nearly one year after a destructive tornado ...

Yasiris Ortiz, a 28-year-old star from the Bronx, is helping to bring free table tennis programing to children across the city.

One of the more encouraging findings out of the Rush study is that although the benefits were greater when someone seeks out ...

Illustration of three stages in a game of Nim Many AI researchers describe game-playing as the "Formula 1" of AI: it's a controlled test environment ...

But ... gaming comes first. A 23-year-old from Grandville, Mich., Walsh -- nicknamed "Walshy" -- may be the best "Halo 2" ...

As machines outplay humans in pursuits that used to seem quintessentially human, Harry de Quetteville looks at where all this technology is leading us It was in 1996 when IBM’s Deep Blue beat then ...

The two long-term studies add to a growing body of evidence that people can boost their brain health by doing mentally stimulating activities, such as learning a language, visiting a museum or playing ...

If ever you needed a nudge to give your brain a workout, new research underscoring the benefits of “brain training” should offer fresh motivation.

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