Liam Blackburn, left, plays a game of chess with Courtney Zajac during L.A. Chess Club's April 4 meetup. The pair met at the event the week before and planned to meet at the next event. "I haven't ...

NEW DELHI: Have you ever stepped into the playing hall of a chess tournament? The atmosphere feels almost sacred. A vast space, rows of tables stretching endlessly with chessboards and pieces in their ...

Photographed against the Kansas City skyline, David Pentimone designed his own chess set based on the New York City skyline. A few years ago, he began working on a Kansas City-inspired set. From clubs ...

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...

Chess has always been a part of Henry Lien’s life. He’s played it since he was 5 years old or so, his tiny hands just big enough to hold the pieces. He grew up in a part of the Bay Area, Marin, which ...

Board games cover a lot of ground; they can be as simple as checkers, or as complex as Monopoly. They can even revolve around the collection of cards, such as in Magic the Gathering. Ironically, many ...

Trash talking, glasses clinking, beer sloshing, cars blaring and game pieces sliding. These are the sounds of Los Angeles’ spectacular chess scene. With games being played everywhere from a basement ...

The air in the grand hall of Valencia’s La Nau cultural space is abuzz with excitement. Chess pieces — from ornate artefacts to contemporary competition sets — line the exhibition cases. It’s May 15 ...

Kyler Murray considered his lost pawn and strategized his next move. But before Murray advanced his queen, Cleveland Browns receiver Amari Cooper extended a hand across the chessboard. “You won,” ...

Athletes, known for being gamers, often find ways to compete during their downtime. Football players who tackle chess are drawn to the mental challenge that runs against stereotypes in their sport. By ...