Anatoly Karpov feels D Gukesh only became world champion because Magnus Carlsen decided against defending his title in 2023. Image credit: FIDE Gukesh Dommaraju had etched his name in chess history on ...

South Texas is the chess capital of the state, due in large part to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Its chess team is preparing to defend its national title in competitive collegiate chess.

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Chess is becoming a popular activity at Holy Savior Catholic Academy in Wichita. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., the Masters and Mentors organization visits the school to teach the ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Winning a high school state championship takes teamwork, dedication and strategy. Last weekend, the Jesuit High School chess program leveraged all three to win big at the 2026 Oregon ...

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 ...

The Detroit City Chess Club visited two middle schools in Opelousas, Louisiana to help launch sustainable chess programs. Retired news anchor Huel Perkins praised the initiative for teaching students ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long-running student chess program in Palm Beach County is expanding its focus on girls, supported by a national grant aimed at ...

A one-year grant from the U.S. Chess Federation will help encourage girls ages 5-11 to learn, compete and stay involved in chess. Antonis Loudaros established the chess program at The Greene School in ...