International Chess Day: Doctors say that playing chess can improve children's attention, thinking habits, and memory. But ...

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, ...

Playing chess can be challenging, fun, and at times frustrating. Garry Kasparov called the game “mental torture.” With virtually limitless possibilities, chess offers unparalleled depth, and you could ...

A game of chess is bringing together two players who are a century apart. One is 106 years old. The other is just six. Their ...

Discover how computers play chess, from the Mechanical Turk to advanced chess engines and their strategies against human ...

Susan Polgar, a chess grandmaster, will be playing 50 artists, critics and fans of Marcel Duchamp at the same time, in honor ...

Is online gaming ruining chess? Players say it’s not quite as black and white as that - IN FOCUS: The lockdown, combined with ...

Chess has long been an important part of school culture. Many people believe chess has a range of cognitive benefits including improved memory, IQ, problem solving skills and concentration. But there ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every weekend, strangers gather in Chennai's parks and cafés to play a casual game of chess. What began as a small community ...

Chess has long been an important part of school culture. Many people believe chess has a range of cognitive benefits including improved memory, IQ, problem solving skills and concentration. But there ...