My research shows that chess created a space in which players – regardless of their skin colour – could engage as equals.

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial ...

Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

San Diego Chess & Social, a beloved Pacific Beach based game group, is moving up the coast. With plans to launch a new weekly ...

When you need a couple of on-camera ambassadors for the game of chess, you won’t do better than the Botez sisters. Alexandra, 29, and Andrea, 23, have been playing since they were barely out of ...

A game of chess isn’t just about winning or losing. It’s about thinking clearly, staying present, and giving your mind ...

The ancient game of chess is one steeped in tradition, with a history dating back centuries. It was once a game purely of endurance, a test of patience with titanic battles often taking days to find a ...

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at why sportspeople like Erling Haaland, Victor Wembanyama and Eberechi Eze are all ...

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...

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, ...

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

The origins of chess are contested, but few dispute that while the game began in India, it was the Sassanian Persian Empire ...