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 ...
The ancient game of Chess is growing in popularity among elementary school children, especially for one 1st grader at Wiley Elementary in Raleigh. When regular classes end for the day, the school’s ...
Some of Goa’s biggest chess players, including top-ranked grandmaster Leon Mendonca, are still in their teens and inspiring a ...
The Frazer School's 11th grade team of Abhiram Pothuri, Jerry Yao, and Jolie Huang took first place at the US Chess ...
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A newly formed club at a North Providence middle school has brought kids and staff together thanks to their love of chess. About a month and a half ago, the Birchwood ...
HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - Last year, we told you about the Hampden elementary and middle school chess teams. Led by their coach, who was also a school janitor, both teams went on to win the Maine ...
Just before the big chess tournament, little Naomi Otero needed a pep talk to calm her nerves. Don’t cry if you lose. And shake hands with your opponent if you win, the second-grader heard from her ...
An after-school program seeks to introduce students in SC to chess, spark critical thinking and confidence, and provide ...
Green Street Academy sophomore Marquel “Socks” Johns, left, plays a game with junior Javier Gomez, 17, as sophomore Jaylin Liggins, 18, standing second from left, and senior Kanye Carney, 18, right, ...
Shakira Luster stares at the chessboard, picks up her pawn and moves it precisely two spaces forward. The Queen’s Gambit, her signature opening. She taps the clock and waits for her opponent’s ...
Brothers Odin, Dylan, and Bjorn Flanagan represented Bermuda at the XX Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Festival held ...
People have been interested in chess-playing computers before there were any chess-playing computers. In a 1950 paper, [Claude Shannon] defined two major chess-playing strategies. Apparently, ...