From Chaturanga to world champions, India’s enduring love affair with the 64 squares is inspiring a new generation. July 20 ...

The lockdown, combined with the runaway success of Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, has seen a surge in the number of people ...

At 12 years old, Dan Joelson beat his brother in a game of chess. At 17, he became the Wyoming state chess champion. After holding Wyoming’s top ranking for 40 years, Joelson was overtaken last year ...

BENNINGTON — When Trevor Plizga moved to Bennington four years ago, he brought with him a simple pitch, "Let me teach your kids chess." Since then, that pitch has grown into a full-time job, a network ...

Everyone in Britain seems to be struggling to find the time to keep up with AI – and that includes the boss of Google. Kate Alessi, the company’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, carves out ...

Jon Cristoff “JC” Abadesco at the Los Angeles Open chess tournament. (Jon Cristoff “JC” Abadesco) With the closure of the doors of the tournament room, the pressure mounted. It appeared that my first ...

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Danny Rensch helped Chess.com grow into a 250 million-member platform spanning subscriptions, creators, coaching and media. Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images Rensch’s route ...

When R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title, the world celebrated the young grandmaster’s brilliance. Certainly, his victory was a pride for India, but, behind the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NBA champion and Louisville native Rajon Rondo is going beyond the court to help kids focus on mind, body and spirit with a new chess program. The Rondo Academy is launching the ...

A ten-year-old boy stares at a chessboard and resigns a game he could have drawn. Hold that image. A priest once looked out across a desert and saw the structure of everything. Pierre Teilhard de ...

As the doors to the tournament hall abruptly shut, the pressure began to mount. My first opponent seemed to have already planned the first few moves. My mom, scanning the tense atmosphere, leaned ...