To celebrate the launch of the Monopoly Cat token, a larger than life Monopoly Cat has arrived in London

In-house tabloid offers tips on board games, haikus and a letter from the Yamaguchi-gumi outfit’s godfather

There's been plenty of movement in the last 80 years between Old Kent Road and Mayfair

He forced both Fischer and Spassky down by the shoulders and told them, 'Play chess now!'

Contestants who did caused a scandal in the 1950s and cheating has just been uncovered at Harvard. But perhaps we shouldn’t be so quick to judge

A clever, if necessarily limited, mix of gameplay styles

Once famously described in the press as one of this country's hidden chess assets, Adrian Hollis spent a long and distinguished academic career as a Classics Tutor and Fellow of Keble College, Oxford. There, amid research focussed largely on Hellenistic and Roman poetry, he bestrode the often narrow confines of his art with consummate ease.

... but do the young Norwegian's performances match the pyrotechnics of the pop star's sell-out gigs? Tom Peck tiptoed into the arena to watch

Rosy-cheeked Devonian Josh Widdicombe is a young man in the pink. The 29-year-old is currently enjoying exposure on Channel 4 in The Last Leg with Adam Hills and his stand up continues to go from strength to strength.

Politician kicked out of game after odd winning streak is linked to scam involving dark glasses

A researcher has introduced new guidelines for point scoring

"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

Make sure your crackers don’t put a dampener on your festive feast by picking up one of these sparkling sets

After all but vanishing from schools, the game is undergoing a revival thanks to its problem-solving skills