Chess has a reputation for cold calculation, but the research tells a warmer story. A study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that regular chess play measurably strengthens children’s ...

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 ...

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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, ...

When I was a kid, my dad taught me how certain chess pieces move by having me analyze the shapes of the pieces themselves. The rook, a castle made of horizontal and vertical lines, moves horizontally ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - It’s back-to-school season, and if you’re looking for a way to help your child’s development, consider teaching them chess! Experts believe that learning chess may help teach ...

Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote about a chess-teaching program aimed at children ages 8 and up. It used various arcade-like games to teach kids how chess pieces moved and captured. It was a new concept ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Research shows that playing chess makes you smarter. Now, a local teenager is working to improve the lives of underprivileged children by teaching them chess. Ashley Priore ...