Tianhui “Cindy” Jie, 16, is a junior at Buchholz High School, and her love for the game of chess began at the age of 6. That love has endured, brought her a multitude of awards and recognitions, and ...

Chess master Nigel Short thinks we should simply accept that men's brains may be wired better for chess than women's. As he told New in Chess magazine, "Rather than fretting about inequality, perhaps ...

Chess holds a unique allure. The tension between strategy and impulse, risk and loss, all set to the beat of a ticking clock. It’s universally hypnotic to watch a chess match unfold, and a bit ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A little piece of downtown West Palm Beach is getting national attention. The Fern Street Chess Park is now the star of the cover for American Chess Magazine. American Chess ...

Madison’s Awonder Liang was a globetrotting chess champion before he was a teenager — winning the 2011 World Youth Chess Championship in Brazil at age 8. On returning, he gave his first national ...

On May 29, the world’s top 16 chess players competed in the FTX Crypto Cup. Hundreds of thousands of fans tuned in to Chess24.com, Twitch, YouTube and the Champions Chess Tour website to watch their ...

In November of 2020, I sent a direct message on Twitter to a British man named Phil Makepeace. “Hi!” I wrote. “I need a chess coach! Are you the person to talk to?” I knew that Phil was a professional ...