In the 1920s, Marcel Duchamp claimed to no longer be making art, and began to devote considerable time to chess. He’d grown up battling with his older brothers, Raymond and Jacques, and in his later ...

Writing in a conversational and colloquial style, he offered practical advice on how to cut down on mistakes, the most difficult part of the game to master. By Dylan Loeb McClain Jeremy Silman, an ...

CLEVELAND — Chess is a game of strategy. Of discipline. Of thinking ahead. It’s also a game with deep roots in Cleveland, where a third-floor room in the Cleveland Public Library’s Main Branch houses ...