My 12-year-old nephew joined his school’s chess team last year, and I wound up volunteering to coach the team, with my tenure starting a few weeks ago. I had no coaching experience, but I am a serious ...

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, ...

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 ...

KANYARUCHINYA, Congo — Children sit on the dirt, their clothes ragged and torn, their shoes punctured with holes, but their eyes bright and fixed on what’s playing out in front of them. In a corner of ...

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As chess champion Magnus Carlsen accuses an American grandmaster, coaches are trying to develop a virtuous love of the game in young players. A couple of weeks ago, my pastor’s nine-year-old son, who ...

SEREMBAN – A Malaysian mother’s Facebook post inviting people to play chess with her son with autism has received warm responses from netizens. On Jan 16, food operator Nur Syazana Zakaria, 36, posted ...