In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...

At 16, Ahraan Ansari is already the best chess player the Permian Basin has ever seen.

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

The 2013 U.S. and Women's Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, Missouri. Host Michel Martin speaks with two of the competition's youngest players. Kayden Troff is the current under-14 World ...

Chess enthusiasts watch World Chess champion Garry Kasparov on a television monitor as he holds his head in his hands at the start of the sixth and final match 11 May against IBM\'s Deep Blue computer ...

Jayvon Fairman-Davis’ Chess Express Kids is the grand prize winner of the 2021 Swim with the Sharks competition. “In chess, after the first move, there are billions of possibilities,” Fairman-Davis ...

During a blitz round of the European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship, a player quickly gained a huge advantage against a ...

Joshua Kelley anticipated his move as he studied the game footage. The linebackers plugged the openings created by the offensive line, producing a conundrum for the running back. Should he cut outside ...

On January 27, 2026, 19-year-old chess player, Jacorey Bynum, bested the number one-ranked chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, in a blitz game hosted on "Take Take Take," a new chess-focused ...