WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) cohosted the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament this week. Eight students from the St. Louis Chess Club attended and got ...

While cheating at the game’s top level is rare, platforms and mathematicians alike work tirelessly to ensure the game’s integrity. By Emily Belz The mechanics of how chess players might cheat ...

Chess is a centuries-old game that’s enjoying new popularity with young people. The renewed interest has created demand for more online content, and international chess master and commentator Levy ...

The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion. OMKAR ...

Danny Rensch is at the vanguard of chess. He, alongside a few others, has helped to develop the sport from one which was played by the elites to a phenomenon that has exploded in recent years, ...

Chess hasn’t seen popularity like this since the 1972 World Chess Championship. By Greg Keener While many Americans were confined to their homes during the pandemic, they turned to chess to occupy ...

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 millennia-old pastime of chess has been enjoying an explosion of interest. Whether people are longing for any engaging hobby to keep themselves sane during the long wait, or they fell prey to a ...

When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it really be a thing? Turns out, it is, and it's just what it sounds like: alternate rounds of chess and boxing.