A school in the North Bay has become the only one in the country that has received international recognition for its chess program and how its teaching the game to a new generation.

A high school senior from Glastonbury picked up a new skill during the pandemic: chess. Samantha Tischler taught herself how to play. Now, she is teaching others through a free program at the YMCA of ...

The New Bern Noble Knights Chess Club has launched its eighth session, offering a free program for school-aged children. The club, which meets twice a year, beg ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Summer will be here before you know it, and kids' summer camps are starting to fill up. The after-school organization ASAP is hosting a free week-long program teaching girls to ...

The Carver Family YMCA in southeast Atlanta has been hosting the event for weeks. It’s a partnership with the city of Atlanta and a nonprofit called Chess and Community. More than 30 young people are ...

CHICAGO — Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s working. WGN News spent time at the jail to learn about the program, ...

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, Saint Louis Public Schools and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are partnering to launch St. Louis CHESS Cops. The CHESS acronym stands ...

MATTOON -- Children in grades third through fifth are invited to learn about chess during a free program on Monday at the Mattoon Public Library. The "Introduction to Chess" program is being offered ...

Mizzou Chess Program coach and manager Cristian Chirilia practices with team captain Grigory Oparin on Tuesday, Jan. 30. After winning the 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, the team is ...

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Aberdeen University in Scotland is planning to start the world's first doctoral program in chess this year, and is actively pursuing former world champion Gary Kasparov to lecture there, the BBC ...