Danny Rensch helped transform Chess.com from an online playing platform into a media, subscription and creator economy business. As Netflix, streaming and A.I. reshape chess’s cultural profile, ...

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

Patience, discipline and mental stamina improve as one plays chess. In tournaments, games may last for several hours, and ...