Chess can intimidate the novice with its complexities but it's basically a very accessible sport. Ahead of the Chess World Championship, which begins next week, Jayaditya Gupta decided to try and ...

NEW YORK — Maurice Ashley, who became the first Black chess grandmaster in 1999, is using the game of chess to teach life lessons. Ashley fell in love with chess as a 14-year-old high school student ...

Aric Bowens, founder of the Elyria Youth Chess Club, said that interest in the club took off almost immediately among children in Lorain County. Currently run out of the Elyria Southern Library Branch ...

KEARNEY — The Kearney Park and Recreation Department is taking registrations for the inaugural Chess 101 class, scheduled from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 11 to Feb. 15. Classes will be at the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Every Thursday is a packed house at the Firefly Toy and Game Store, where the Columbia Chess Club meets each week. "It's just neat to see so many people connecting over chess, it's ...