Chess has been played for 1,500 years, but since a certain Netflix show emerged last year, the game has reached explosive levels of popularity. There’s no doubt that we have The Queen’s Gambit to thank for putting chess back on the map – but there are other factors that are causing chess retailers to buckle […]

For many of us, chess is not merely a game of skill and chance, it represents life and the struggle to survive, to keep pace, and to prosper.   And if we’re willing to be its students, the ancient game can teach us some valuable life lessons. There is a myriad of advantages to learning to […]

Here at The Regency Chess Company, we couldn’t help but notice a surge in demand for chess sets since the mini-series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ debuted on Netflix. As big fans of the series, we thought we’d investigate just what it is about the show that’s inspiring the world to learn the game – or dust […]

The subject of ‘The Greatest Chess Player Ever’ will always be a subjective one for the simple fact that there is no perfect system for comparing them. Statistical methods of ranking chess players do exist, the most famous being the Elo system. But, they’re not perfect – ‘rating inflation’ makes it impossible to properly compare […]