International Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley showed some moves to local youth during an April visit to the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End.

In a historic moment for chess, Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old prodigy from Chennai, India, has become the youngest world chess champion ever. He won the championship by defeating China's Ding Liren ...

About nine months ago Lenard Seawood started the Every Move Counts nonprofit startup to use the game of chess to help improve the lives of children in Stockton. When he was in the Army, stationed in ...

The ongoing lockdown period may have robbed many chess players of opportunities to feature in regular tournaments and subsequently a chance to earn rating points. These testing times could even make a ...

The story of how 9-year-old Tani Adewumi became a chess prodigy begins nearly five years ago, in a print shop in Abuja, Nigeria. Tani's father, Kayode Adewumi, owned the shop, and printed textbooks, ...

Ten-year-old brainiac Oliver Boydell recently called “checkmate” on one of his favorite rivals, chess prodigy Beth Harmon of “The Queen’s Gambit.” “I am technically undefeated against her,” said the ...

Dr. Gregory Ward, a physician in Baton Rouge, works daily to restore and enhance the functional abilities of individuals who have experienced brain injuries. His work involves various treatments, ...

Artificial intelligence has become so good at chess that its only competition now comes from other computer programs. Indeed, a human hasn’t defeated a machine in a chess tournament in 15 years. It’s ...

"All things are completely followed but in this kind of charity match we didn't expect anybody to do this. It is very unfortunate such things have happened. He is not a player and he has apologised in ...