Growing up in the former Yugoslavia, it was pretty much a given that Julian Z. Schuster would learn to play chess at an early age. Most children did. “It was embarrassing if you didn’t,” he says. Now ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the International School Chess Federation (ISCF) have officially declared 2026 as the Year of Chess in Education. This landmark initiative by FIDE ...

Detroit— The pint-sized chess champions silently stare at their boards, envisioning their next moves. Knights and pawns, rooks and queens rule when the students at University Prep Science and Math ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess ...

The Bermuda Chess Association has received a EUR 5,000 [$5860] grant from the FIDE Planning & Development Commission. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Chess Association has announced a significant ...

After a busy morning of classes, Ross Wolpert, a student at the University of Florida, returns to his off-campus house. He calls up his friend, brings his chess board to his front lawn, and awaits his ...