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 ...

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A group of retirees from Mt. Juliet’s Del Webb community are convincing a growing number of Wilson County students that chess has something to offer even video games don’t. “You can play with somebody ...

The day after Netflix’s ode to fluidity “The Queen’s Gambit” premiered, Google searches for the term “chess” spiked to nearly double what they had been the year prior. There had already been what Levy ...

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, ...

I never understood the benefits of chess because I never learned to play the game. As a kid I would watch the adults play the game and sit for hours methodically choosing their moves. In fact, I ...

In the age of social media where attention spans are getting shorter, Chess can be a powerful tool for nurturing a child’s mind. Among other qualities, Chess develops patience, concentration, pattern ...

PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Students at a school in Brooklyn were anxious to play the game of chess after receiving the chess sets Wednesday. Boxes and boxes of chess sets were delivered to PS 10 ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...