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Teenager Karthik Murugan has released his book, “Legal Attack: Chess – An Intellectual Board War,” which teaches how to master puzzles needed to win chess games. (photo provided) India-West Staff ...

When Aradh Kaur's grandpa taught her and her older brother how to play chess when they were young, he thought he was just teaching his grandkids a new hobby. Kaur doesn't think her grandfather — who ...

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 17-year-old Griffin McConnell was named national chess master in March, it was a major achievement — especially since he earned the prestigious title after undergoing his fourth brain surgery ...

If you've been meaning to learn how to play chess, or if you want a fun way to practice, GoChess might just be your best bet. Chess is having something of a renaissance at the moment, with many new ...

University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Another participant, the Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, called Niemann’s performance “more than impressive”. While ...

On a typical day after school, 16-year-old Avi Kaplan can often be found sitting around a table with friends in the throes of a game at his school’s chess club, where he might be sharing a winning ...

Growing up in Tiburon, Ladia Jirasek felt like an outsider who didn’t quite fit in with other kids his age who were more interested in playing sports than chess, which he began learning when he was 9 ...

A 10-year-old who once lived in a New York City homeless shelter has achieved a remarkable title for someone his age: chess master. Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi became America's newest chess master on ...