Chess or video games—which actually makes you smarter? The answer may surprise you.

Games don’t make you smarter, but they can support your brain, regardless of your age. Different games sharpen different ...
Education Week

How Playing Chess Can Boost Academic Learning

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, ...
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Checkmates: Chess phenoms share a college and a mastery of the ‘royal game’

In a world filled with sketchy stratagems and bad moves in every direction, the grandmasters of chess stand apart. There are fewer than 2,000 grandmasters worldwide. They play the “royal game” at the ...
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Kansas City's chess scene is seriously fun. Here's where to start playing and competing

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 ...

SenseRobot Mini Has A Robo Arm And Uses AI To Teach You How To Play Chess

The SenseRobot is an automated gaming system that plays chess with a physical robotic arm, camera recognition, and an ...
Los Angeles Times

Dejan Joveljic is a chess national master. Will he be a game-changer for the Galaxy too?

INDIO, Calif. — Chess, Dejan Joveljic says, is all about thinking ahead, being patient and working the board to your advantage. And if you do all that correctly and in concert, you can bend an ...
KARE 11

Playing chess with Max Brosmer

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 ...