A few “short” years ago, during my sophomore year at The City College of New York, some fellow Caribbean classmates told me that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking ...

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 ...

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, ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - One high school teacher in Summerville uses chess to teach her students about strategy, planning and connection. James Carroll teaches eleventh-grade U.S. History and ...

Just before the big chess tournament, little Naomi Otero needed a pep talk to calm her nerves. Don’t cry if you lose. And shake hands with your opponent if you win, the second-grader heard from her ...

Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote about a chess-teaching program aimed at children ages 8 and up. It used various arcade-like games to teach kids how chess pieces moved and captured. It was a new concept ...

My father grew up playing chess in his native Philippines, where the game is hugely popular. He became fairly skilled, and even won a few tournaments after immigrating to the U.S. Of course he was ...

At some point every GeekDad gets tired of playing the random chance games of Chutes and Ladders, Candyland, and Hi Ho Cherry-O with their GeekSon (or GeekDaughter). There are daydreams of chess, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chess is one of the most popular board games of all time. Whether ...

A couple of years ago, a kind man taught me to play chess, a redo of the very early attempt by my father to teach me when I ...