Rochelle Ballantyne, a New York lawyer, is pursuing her dream of becoming the first Black female chess master. Ballantyne said she has been trying to reach her goal for over a decade. Reuters reported ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Summer will be here before you know it, and kids' summer camps are starting to fill up. The after-school organization ASAP is hosting a free week-long program teaching girls to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Parents and coaches of youth chess players believe girls and women ...

Last November, in round eight of the Arab Women’s Chess Championship, Abu Dhabi-raised chess player Rouda Alserkal had a realization. If she won the match, she’d earn enough points to be named a Woman ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Their focus is unwavering. Their decisions are calculated and meticulous. Their love for chess is unmatched. "Problem solving is what we need in life to help us do stuff," tournament ...

Recently, nearly fifty students competed in an inschool chess tournament held at Coquille Valley Elementary during school. Kids had fun and candy bars were the prizes. There was a lot of learning as ...

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A 14-year-old from Cardiff has been named as the youngest ever Ladies Welsh Chess Champion. Emma Kong, who began playing the game aged seven at an after school club at primary, is off to the British ...

A few years ago, two public school students started Queens United Chess to introduce the game to more girls. So far, they've reached 550 students with free lessons, a podcast and more.

On Saturday, as Shiloh sat playing against her peers at the New Orleans Chess Festival, her mother lamented that more schools in the area don’t offer opportunities to learn chess. According to the ...

The Candidates chess tournament in Cyprus features varied time controls for men and women. Men face no time increment until ...