Much of the value of a high-quality set comes down to how well just one piece is made: the knight. There are less than 10 people who are trusted to carve the knights for the official World Chess ...

Chess offers high competition and challenges ... Wilhelm Steinitz is known as the father of modern chess as he was the first official World Chess Champion in 1886. He is also credited with ...

"It's surreal," said the boy's father, who doesn't play the game Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously appeared in Rolling Stone ...

Century High School, defending champion Eastview High School and Eden Prairie High School all finished with 19½ points.

The Citywide Council on High Schools is pushing for the Public School Athletic League to recognize the game, according to a recent report.

Magnus Carlsen feels he's still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship.

ROCHESTER — The Century High School chess team defended the Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League City Cup, defeating Mayo High School 4-1/2 to 1/2 in the championship round. The Rochester Area ...