At the United States Chess Championship, I entered a world of chess as serious business. For one thing, I was wanded by a security guard on my way up to the competition. (To prevent cheating, cell ...

The “queerest anti-imperialist chess club on earth” is using chess to build a community and provide an entry way into radical politics. About a dozen chess players and observers gathered on the patio ...

In a city known for producing champions, chess is also becoming a way to forge friendships, unwind and connect.

PA live! (WBRE) — Paola Giangiacomo is back to give a teaser of her next edition of Paola’s Parenting Playbook. This week she is discussing a hobby that is increasing in population amongst teens: ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is leveraging chess as a powerful educational tool to foster critical thinking, ...

As the chess boom takes hold, getting official recognition as a sport will unlock funding, says the Irish Chess Union ...

Chess is getting a sequel. Yes, that Chess. The game with the little horses and kings and queens has been around for thousands of years. A few video games have transcended our hobby to become ...

It’s a popular notion that learning chess can make you smarter. Chess clubs and federations around the world promote the game for inclusion in school curricula, especially at the elementary level. In ...