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Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

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, ...

Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is ...

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 ...

Kyler Murray considered his lost pawn and strategized his next move. But before Murray advanced his queen, Cleveland Browns receiver Amari Cooper extended a hand across the chessboard. “You won,” ...

Chess is more than just a game; it’s a powerful brain-developing activity that sharpens a child’s mind and builds essential life skills. As children navigate a world filled with distractions, chess ...

On 26 November 1844, two chess teams faced off while separated by 60 kilometers, as the Washington Chess Club played a team in Baltimore using the newly built electrical telegraph. Three consulting ...

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 ...

Photographed against the Kansas City skyline, David Pentimone designed his own chess set based on the New York City skyline. A few years ago, he began working on a Kansas City-inspired set. From clubs ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Solving a cover-two defense is a chess match Max Brosmer loves. The Gophers starting quarterback and KARE 11 sports reporter Will Hall sat down for a game of real chess earlier this week ...

If you are having thoughts of suicide, please know that you are not alone. If you are in danger of acting on suicidal thoughts, call 911. For support and resources, call the National Suicide ...