Dylan Quercia — or “Coach Q” — is the queen of the LA chess scene. The bi-identifying, queer chess instructor teaches kids around Los Angeles how to play chess, combining competitive strategy with ...

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, ...

More and more schools across the U.S. are incorporating chess as a way to increase their students’ academic performance. Elena Donaldson is a three-time U.S. women’s chess champion and two-time Russia ...

Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...

I’m embarrassed to admit this in my mid-forties, but I’ve never understood chess well enough to play a full game. My son and daughter both learned how to play in elementary school. I was glad they had ...