Explore chess courses and a bestselling chess book designed for beginners and intermediate players, available in multiple languages. The video encourages viewers to start playing chess for free and ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

Starting chess can be overwhelming, but knowing a few solid openings makes the game far more enjoyable. The right openings help you develop quickly, control the center, and avoid nasty traps. Here’s ...

A new chess club in Merrill is helping players learn the ropes, and for some, the game is more than it appears.

Board games cover a lot of ground; they can be as simple as checkers, or as complex as Monopoly. They can even revolve around the collection of cards, such as in Magic the Gathering. Ironically, many ...

Many shows took the world by storm during the pandemic, but few were as surprising as The Queen's Gambit. Who knew the world of competitive chess could make for such entertaining, enthralling drama?

Not long ago, chess was something people associated with school clubs or older generations. Now it’s quietly coming back. You ...

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, ...