Playing chess can improve cognitive skills like memory, planning, and problem-solving. It may also help reduce symptoms of certain brain conditions. The game of chess is loved all over the world. From ...

Giovanni Sala receives funding from the University of Liverpool. Fernand Gobet receives funding from the University of Liverpool and is Research Associate at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural & ...

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, ...

It’s been almost a month since 13 high school students and their coaches from Renaissance High School, a public magnet school in Detroit, Mich., piled on a bus for the nine-hour ride to Washington, ...

Paul Morphy was a 19th-century New Orleans chess prodigy who was the de facto world chess champion during much of his short life. He rarely lost when he played throughout Europe and the United States.

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Chess is more than just a game; it’s a powerful brain-developing activity that sharpens a child’s mind and builds essential life skills. As children navigate a world filled with distractions, chess ...