A chess tournament for blind and visually impaired people that has been running for three decades has attracted players from ...

Public interest in chess has also led to a rise in consumer demand. Retailers have reported increased sales of chess sets, ...

"You start to see how important just one move is," says Rose about chess. "And that one move is a choice in life.” ...

"The overall goal is just to get more people to play chess," says Traveling Chess Club president Isaac Jaramillo. "Our motto is 'inspiring everyone to play.'" "It's just casual an ...

In chess, we normally start with a handshake, here you just wave,” said Igor Khmelnitsky, an international chess master.

Amid a global chess boom, a new generation of talent is filling up South Australian clubs and classrooms – some have the ...

You have to try and catch other people's pieces," said the Hopkinton first-grader as he explained how to play the game. Devansh is the 2024 National Elementary School Champion for kindergarten and ...

“I knew how to play chess really young,” said Middleton. “I didn’t get serious until some of the guys at work started playing. It’s nice to have an opportunity to play with people in person.

He was returning a book when he noticed people playing chess in the corner. A few months later, he was playing in his first tournament. “I got really good, really fast,” he said. “Chess is extremely ...

Developed by chess titan Bobby Fischer in 1996 — and also known as Fischer Random Chess or Chess960 — it’s a twist on the game that emphasizes spontaneity by randomly placing the pieces on ...