Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

You followed Beth Harmon’s rise to prominence in The Queen’s Gambit and made an account on Chess.com, but you just can’t wrap your head around the game at a fundamental level, let alone play like a ...

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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, ...

Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...

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More Pennsylvanians should consider learning to play the fascinating game of chess. Chess stimulates one’s mental discourse and thought processes. It is widely believed that it also kick-starts the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — RVA Pieces, a Richmond-area chess club, will be offering a free chess class at the Richmond Public Library on Saturday. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, this free chess ...

During quarantine, did you try and learn to play chess after watching The Queen's Gambit to no avail? Chess is an incredible lifelong skill that you can whip out anytime, but it can definitely be ...