Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compton, California — Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns and rooks. So what does that have to do with real ...

WASHINGTON — Zahir Muhammad is a nationally ranked chess player who volunteers teaching chess at local schools and camps. He’s also Howard University’s chess coach. And now with social distancing, the ...

For serious chess players, movies featuring the game are hit and miss. Films where supposedly good players can’t even set up the board right are really annoying. But some chess movies, like the new ...

Some parents are signing their children up for chess lessons to get a break, and to teach them how to express themselves. By Lam Thuy Vo Ellis Clifton draws a grid with yellow chalk, counting each row ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

Computers have been beating humans at chess for decades, and they’re now so predictably good at it that chess grandmasters won’t even bother to compete against them. But in what feels like a gesture ...

I was honoured to have the opportunity to speak with Jennifer Shahade who, like me, grew up playing chess. But while I’ve made the game a metaphor for life and business, Shahade made it her livelihood ...

The first thing one might say about David MacEnulty’s new book, "Sunrise in the Bronx: Chess and Life Lessons from the South Bronx to the White House," is that the author seems to be a ...

Compton, California — Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns and rooks. So what does that have to do with real life? Turns out, quite a bit. For 12-year-old Andre, chess is more than ...