Jordan Himelfarb’s new book explores the history of the game and the sacrifices necessary to make it to the top ...

ST. LOUIS — Webster University has ended its highly acclaimed Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) chess program, citing financial and VISA issues. Over the course of 14 years, the ...

The university is cutting its celebrated chess program due to financial losses and visa restrictions, sparking concern among St. Louis chess enthusiasts.

Children from New York schools are consistently winning national chess championships, and programs dedicated to teaching young people the game are booming. Ayden Spellman, 11, is one of the top young ...

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A St. Louis-area student faces off against a fireman over a chessboard during the First Responders C.H.E.S.S. mentoring event held Thursday at Busch Stadium. The program uses chess to build ...

Normally, when you hear chess club, you think of a meetup at the library, a school club or even the park. At Sison Tacos, located at 601 Franklin Ave., customers can experience a night of chess for ...

The young chess player reached instinctively toward his threatened king, scanning the board for safe haven — until his instructor stepped in with a question. “If you move your king out of check, what ...

Black-and-white chess pieces move with precision as Garcia Elementary School fifth grader Elyza Camargo studies the chessboard, already thinking two steps ahead. During a recent after-school day, a ...

OPELOUSAS, La.. (KLFY) — The Detroit City Chess Club delivered new chess kits to students at Creswell Middle School this week to help the “Tigers” establish a competitive program. The initiative aims ...