Chess

GZA Deciphers the Mystery of Chess in SF

Hip Hop Chess Federation Presents "Mind Over Matter II"

EKAphotographyHip to be Square: RZA vs. CasualIf you thought chess was a game for old dudes with goiters, Market Street hustlers, and nerdy four-eyes kids, think again. The South Bay-based Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) has completely redefined the image chess by making it a kid-friendly, urban art ... More >>

Renaissance Man

Wu-Tang producer RZA's balancing act

When I'm 64

Wu-Tang producer RZA's balancing act

Check Nate

A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

Best Chess Club

Mechanics' Institute Library

We Catch Up With Laurel Wellman, So You Won't Have To

She always wanted to be a Red Hot Single. And now – finally – she is.

Go Crazy

To its obsessed fans, Go isn't just a board game. It's a way of life, a key to building better computers, and maybe even the savior of American education.

A HAL of an Idea

Dr. David Stork is trying to create a new computer that thinks like a human being. But he needs your help.

Pawns of the Game

Love, obsession, madness, and other matters of chess

Chessmasters take their fight to S.F. courts

Love, obsession, madness, and other matters of chess

Life Above the Boards

Love, obsession, madness, and other matters of chess

Market Street Chess Games Shut Down

Games are gone​Among the tamest symptoms of San Francisco's homeless problem were the dozen or so chess boards set up on the north side of Market Street near the Powell BART/Muni station. Anyone was free to sit down to a game, be it a 10-move checkmate by an SRO-living grandmaster or an hours-long ... More >>

Does Pandora Crush Your Soul, Or Free Your Mind?

It sees everything you like.​That's the question asked today in a New York Times piece by Virgina Heffernan, a self-described non-music-buff who finds the ability of Internet radio station Pandora to predict her tastes unnerving -- and also exciting.Her piece is a fascinating look into the philos ... More >>