Freestyle chess is now popular because of the abundance of knowledge about the standard starting position. It randomizes the opening and side-steps memorization by shuffling the pieces on the back ...

PITTSFIELD — The city will now have more flexibility when selecting community members for its boards and commissions. The City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to classify members of Pittsfield boards and ...

As part of the Fund's increased transparency, the tentative calendar of the formal meetings and seminars of the Executive Board for the next seven days is shown below. Please note that the calendar is ...

Scheffler, whose season start was delayed by a right hand injury, fired a 67 with three birdies and an eagle despite finding only five of 14 fairways in his round. He reached 13 of 18 greens in ...

What is white’s best move? The lesson this week is that chess is often about finding the right angles. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

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