Happily, the local chess sessions for kids are free of complex subtext and Cold War metaphor. They are certainly different from matches between the game’s earliest players – an iteration called ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chess is one of the most popular board games of all time. Whether ...

It’s been almost a month since 13 high school students and their coaches from Renaissance High School, a public magnet school in Detroit, Mich., piled on a bus for the nine-hour ride to Washington, ...

An Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people.

Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is ...

Students at Robert Service School in Dawson City, Yukon, can now earn high school credits by playing chess. The chess program ...

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...

Throughout the years, chess sets have been developed to match the evolution of the game of chess itself. In the past, sets ...

The Balanced Rook Chess Club is a social group dedicated to providing accessibility to the game of chess while also acting as a catalyst for community.