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, ...

Chess instruction launches on Android phones, and Duolingo customers with iPhones will soon be able to play chess against each other.

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 ...

Newcomers to chess should consider learning the following openings to ensure they get off to a good start as both White and ...

LEARNING TO MASTER CHESS BOARD BEFORE BASIC MATH. AALIYAH PHILLIPS SHOWS US HOW SOME CLASSROOMS ARE USING MUSIC TO TEACH KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. IT’S NOT YOUR AVERAGE ...

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“If your pawn game is good, you can do so much.” So teaches Edward Trimble during an afterschool program he runs through his nonprofit S.P.O.R.T. Academy, which brought together dozens of young ...

It doesn't take long to get addicted to the ancient and complex game of chess. If you've got competent players to spar with, there's a lot to discover about opening gambits and ways to counter them.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Chess can be sexy. Anya Taylor-Joy in the hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit taught me that. Chess can also be evil and stupid. A viral (and ...

Fifth-grader Owen Johnston considers his options during a game of chess Thursday at Greenmont Elementary School. Students in Kevin Mace’s STEAM class learned how to play chess this past week in ...

Chess has a reputation for cold logic, but Vladimir Kramnik loves the game for its beauty. “It’s a kind of creation,” he says. His passion for the artistry of minds clashing over the board, trading ...