Chess has always been a part of Henry Lien’s life. He’s played it since he was 5 years old or so, his tiny hands just big enough to hold the pieces. He grew up in a part of the Bay Area, Marin, which ...

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, ...

A Reddit post led to strangers meeting for chess and starting a social club in Pacific Beach for those who enjoy playing ...

Pandemic boredom and a Netflix mini-series, “The Queen’s Gambit,” added to the game’s sudden popularity. But Chess.com was also plotting its own moves. Danny Rensch, left, chief chess officer of Chess ...

It’s been almost a month since 13 high school students and their coaches from Renaissance High School, a public magnet school in Detroit, Mich., piled on a bus for the nine-hour ride to Washington, ...

An artificial intelligence robot simultaneously playing against two human chess players drew crowds of onlookers at the 8th ...

Kyler Murray considered his lost pawn and strategized his next move. But before Murray advanced his queen, Cleveland Browns receiver Amari Cooper extended a hand across the chessboard. “You won,” ...

If you are having thoughts of suicide, please know that you are not alone. If you are in danger of acting on suicidal thoughts, call 911. For support and resources, call the National Suicide ...

D Gukesh speaks on his odd defying performance on day one of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025 as Magnus Carlsen reflects on what went wrong for him.

Canyon Crest Academy sophomore Toby Chen, 15, won the U1600 section of the San Diego Open chess competition on Oct. 26 in San ...