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Technology

Cheating just three times massively ups the chance of winning at chess

Using a chess computer to advise you on just three moves during a game dramatically increases your chances of winning in a way that is difficult for others to spot

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Chess players

Mathematics

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

News

Comment

We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

Culture

Mind

The best retro games console is the one you played at age 10

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WP9M9W hand drawing tic tac toe playing on the sand in summer beach

Mathematics

How breaking the rules of tic-tac-toe makes it way more fun

Regulars

Comment

The surprising science that reveals what it takes to win The Traitors

Culture

Mathematics

Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard 鈥� until they aren’t

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Space

Is this the world鈥檚 toughest word search? We dare you to try it

Features

Humans

The ancient board games we finally know how to play 鈥� thanks to AI

Features
Civil War - A24 (2024) image preview

Society

New 杏吧原创 recommends cooperative board game Sammu-ramat

The books, TV, games and more that New 杏吧原创 staff have enjoyed this week

Culture

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New 杏吧原创 recommends the ‘surprisingly emotional’ Game of Sisyphus

Culture

Mathematics

Is the universe a game?

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Technology

AI can identify the most brilliant and entertaining chess moves

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Comment

Relax with Aqua, a colourful board game about building coral reefs

Culture