A cell phone is a pretty constant companion for kids at school. It’s a distraction from pesky lectures, a way to talk to friends — and these days, an unstoppable vessel of playing online chess. This ...

Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...

Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote about a chess-teaching program aimed at children ages 8 and up. It used various arcade-like games to teach kids how chess pieces moved and captured. It was a new concept ...

NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho — When kids learn to play chess, they can also learn to think deeply about the decisions they make in life. Felicity Steers stands by that philosophy and that's why she rallied to ...

Chess is easy to learn but difficult to master, which is why it is one of the most popular games in the world. Learning chess has many educational benefits, too – it’s a game that requires many ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Little Rock elementary school is seeing an educational gambit pay off. After making chess part of the daily curriculum, the school has experienced higher test scores and better ...

Mount Pleasant — In the age of Instagram and “World of Warcraft,” it may come as a surprise that more and more local children are choosing their opening gambit in the ancient game of queens and pawns, ...

LOS ANGELES, July 5 (Reuters) - Seth Makowsky may never win an Olympic gold medal but the United States chess team coach may have a hand in getting athletes on the podium at the 2020 Summer Games.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Little Rock elementary school is seeing an educational gambit pay off. After making chess part of the daily curriculum, the school has experienced higher test scores and better ...