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Chess, and the power of girls to identify themselves as leaders

In its third year, the weeklong Philly Girls Play Chess camp is the creation of ASAP (After School Activities Partnership). Adia Onyango, a New York-based chess instructor and professional player, ...
Education Week

A Chess Grandmaster Makes the Case for Teaching the Game in School

Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...
NPR

Chess For Progress: How A Grandmaster Is Using The Game To Teach Life Skills

A few "short" years ago, during my sophomore year at The City College of New York, some fellow Caribbean classmates told me that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking ...
Education Week

How Playing Chess Can Boost Academic Learning

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, ...
PBS

U.S. Chess Championships and Chess 9LX

Relive the excitement of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships and Chess 9LX. Relive the excitement of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships and Chess 9LX. Learn about some of the historical chess sets on ...
NPR

Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky remembered for his impact on the chess world

Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died at the age of 29. NPR's A Martinez talks with reporter David Cox about the impact Naroditsky had on the chess world. Daniel Naroditsky earned the title of ...