Research has shown that chess players tend to have higher cognitive abilities. But does this mean that chess instruction improves cognitive abilities? Mathematical problem-solving ability in ...

Research has shown that chess players tend to have higher cognitive abilities. But does this mean that chess instruction improves cognitive abilities? Mathematical problem-solving ability in ...

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the game. Here's why he thinks chess should be required in every classroom.

"Mr. G.," aka chess instructor Douglas Goraleski, stood in front of a large cloth chessboard hanging in the classroom and said to the 25 fifth-graders smiling back at him, "Is it okay to cheat?" "No," ...

Two players stare intently at a board of 64 black and white squares. They are still except for a sudden grimace or the occasional twitch of an eyebrow. To casual observers, chess could seem boring. To ...

Under tree-shaded picnic tables covered with checkerboard battlegrounds, dozens of opponents face off to capture a king – all because a student at Central High School is spreading his love of chess ...

QUINCY − He's asked for space in city offices, libraries, community centers, businesses, at least a dozen churches. No luck. "I've been trying for years," said Quincy chess instructor Mike Yezukevich, ...

The P.S. 145 Parent Teacher Association is aiming to raise $17,000 by mid-January through a GoFundMe campaign in order to continue the school’s new chess curriculum. New this fall, in-curriculum chess ...