A chessboard with black and white boxes and 32 pieces are the tools that Teglia found to face violence and marginality. He shared his method with children and teenagers from vulnerable areas and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The game of chess is ...

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When music, play, movement, creativity, joy and chess – yes, chess – combine with a group of enthusiastic kids, magic happens. Adrienne Tellier founded Musical Chess and launched her unique program in ...

“We relate chess to life,” says Ge Wright, program coordinator for Make a Chess Move (MACM) – a growing east Denver-based nonprofit that provides both in-school and out-of-school programming and ...

In Dan Starbuck Pelletier’s program, the only kings and pawns in the room move on a black-and-white checkerboard. The playing field that exists outside the room is leveled to make way for the world’s ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — At the Saint Louis Chess Club, every day brings new choices and more and more people are seeing value in that. "We have about a thousand members and I think 20 or 30,000 go to ...

RAHWAY, NJ — In September and October, the City of Rahway is hosting a series of introductory chess lessons at the Rahway Recreation Center called “Intro to Chess Psychology.” The lessons are designed ...

The National Schools Individual Chess C'ships drew a record 1,897 participants from 270 schools. Read more at ...

“Chess works on character and good sportsmanship,” he said. “The kids are responsible, respectful and they build relationships.” Fazekas said chess encourages critical thinking skills, helps test ...