Unlike a “normal person who has talent” in chess, says Finegold, users on Twitch ought to be ignored lest they diminish the good name of a traditional chess community. Some at the head of ...

That's why I was excited when my editor asked me if I wanted to review Bryght Labs' ChessUp 2, a smart chess board that combines the tactility of an in-person game with the ability to play with ...

On a side street, in a cafe above an office, more than 70 young people are playing chess, to a thumping DJ soundtrack. Some have arrived alone, others with friends or partners. Most, but not all ...

“Chess was a big part of my life growing up,” says Arora, who learned chess from his older brother. “When I didn’t see a scene for chess on campus I wanted to provide that experience for others.” The ...

It’s not just chess that’s capturing people’s interest. Since opening about a year ago, Board to Death Games has seen a boom ...

A 12-year-old from the small northern Ontario town of Cochrane is headed to the Canadian Youth Chess Championship in Surrey, ...