Karatekin also refers back to MIT many times, including referencing Rybka or “little fish” system developed by an MIT alumnus ...

The prize pool is $1.5 million. Knowing chess people as I do, there will inevitably be some upturned noses at this announcement. But this was inevitable and, as a chess lover, it's been a great ...

Not a complicated thought, but it escapes or intimidates too many people. So I’ve been looking for another way to do it. Then it hit me. Why I started thinking about chess, I have no idea.

“Our goal is to reach more scholastic chess players in Oregon, hopefully get more people interested in learning the game,” Tang said. Teaching chess has become another passion. “I think when ...

Like so many other people, I got chess-pilled. Chess.com, the world's leading chess site, now regularly reports record numbers of players — it said that in February 2023 it hosted more than 1 ...

Photographed against the Kansas City skyline, David Pentimone designed his own chess set based on the New York City skyline. A few years ago, he began working on a Kansas City-inspired set.

“It’s very exciting anytime you have new chess people coming in, or anytime I can get in front of new players and introduce them to the scholastic world of chess is an outstanding thing.” ...

It partners with the Buffalo Chess Association and the nonprofit Bridges From Borders, which aims to connect people from different backgrounds and ethnicities. Students teach other kids how to ...