It doesn't take long to get addicted to the ancient and complex game of chess. If you've got competent players to spar with, there's a lot to discover about opening gambits and ways to counter them.

In April, at the age of 26, I learned how to play chess. I’d never played before, but I always thought it looked fun. I thought I’d never be able to understand the game in its full complexity, but I ...

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"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

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More and more schools across the U.S. are incorporating chess as a way to increase their students’ academic performance. Elena Donaldson couldn’t agree more. Elena Donaldson is a three-time U.S. women ...

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 ...

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...

“If your pawn game is good, you can do so much.” So teaches Edward Trimble during an afterschool program he runs through his nonprofit S.P.O.R.T. Academy, which brought together dozens of young ...

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