In April, at the age of 26, I learned how to play chess. I’d never played before, but I always thought it looked fun. I thought I’d never be able to understand the game in its full complexity, but I ...

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, ...

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 ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

“If your pawn game is good, you can do so much.” So teaches Edward Trimble during an afterschool program he runs through his nonprofit S.P.O.R.T. Academy, which brought together dozens of young ...

Meghan Walbert is Lifehacker’s Managing Editor. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kent State University and a graduate certificate in nonprofit leadership and management from Arizona ...

Studying chess can be grueling for beginners, especially at first. Opening principles, endgames, mid-game tactics, pawn placement, and positional play are just some of the concepts that beginners need ...

In the midst of an ongoing national chess boom, a Whitney Young Magnet High School student started tutoring other students on how to play the game in his apartment courtyard. Then struck by the ...

The makers of a smart Rubik's Cube-like puzzle have upped the ante with their game technology with a special-edition Harry ...

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