It’s a chilly winter’s night in central London in 2022. Below a canopy of trees, men move plastic pieces around plastic ...

"This is a game that teaches you to look into the future. And this habit can be applied off the board." ...

Playing chess can be challenging, fun, and at times frustrating. Garry Kasparov called the game “mental torture.” With virtually limitless possibilities, chess offers unparalleled depth, and you could ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...

Recent High School graduate Jeremy Walter likes to keep things going, and that includes his mind. He began playing chess as a child, but got more into it as a teenager. He and two friends ...

A tense chess battle where an underrated opponent turns the game upside down with a sequence of brilliant tactical moves.

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Chess has long been an important part of school culture. Many people believe chess has a range of cognitive benefits including improved memory, IQ, problem solving skills and concentration. But there ...

Chess has always been a part of Henry Lien’s life. He’s played it since he was 5 years old or so, his tiny hands just big enough to hold the pieces. He grew up in a part of the Bay Area, Marin, which ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of people’s interests online, whether that’s playing Dungeons & Dragons over Zoom or taking virtual workout classes. But at least one of these interests, online ...

She sits down with Alexandra Kosteniuk, a former Women’s World Chess Champion, during the Freestyle World Chess Championship ...