May 1—While the Owensboro Chess Club meets at different locations and its membership encompasses a wide age range, there is one constant, and that is a genuine love for the game. About a half-dozen ...

Local kids and teens who gather to play chess on Monday afternoons know they’re having fun. They’re gaining a pastime they can play all their lives, and they’re learning vital real-world skills ...

Kevin Bulone, coach for Burbank-based John Muir Middle School’s chess club, said that there is one term that perfectly characterizes his team’s performance this year. Checkmate. “When you say ...

CLINTON, Iowa — Most people who shop at Hy-Vee in Clinton on Tuesday and Thursday nights probably don’t even notice them there, tucked into a corner in the dining area, staring down at chess boards.

Junior Jaewon Kim shifted in his seat, staring down at the black and white chess board as he thought hard about what his next move would be. With time running out, he quickly advanced his rook up the ...

Denise Flanders, Adams Middle School math and algebra teacher, did not know a thing about chess two years ago. At that time, two students wanted to start a chess club, but they needed a sponsor. “A ...

NEW members are being invited to join Southbourne Chess Club. Members of all abilities are welcome, from experienced league players to beginners. Meets take place on Friday evenings at Tuckton Social ...

Chess players in Roanoke are saying "Checkmate" to cancer. The Roanoke Valley Chess Club got their hair buzzed off Friday for what's known as St. Baldrick's Day. The buzzcuts were done to raise funds ...

When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it really be a thing? Turns out, it is, and it's just what it sounds like: alternate rounds of chess and boxing.

Members of the UChicago Chess Club are making moves to help local kids learn the art of the game. Since January, they have been spending their Friday afternoons at Andrew Carnegie Elementary School ...