Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Macedonia – Community Focus has added a new monthly show titled “Y Not Chess?” Host Tony Dunlap Sr. is a chess enthusiast and ...

Majur Juac, a Self-Taught Chess Master, Loves Sharing His Knowledge With Children What started out as an activity to pass time and take his mind off severe hunger pains turned into a life’s work for ...

This month the greatest female chess player in history decided to retire. Judit Polgar has beaten the finest male Grandmasters of the modern era, including Kasparov, Karpov, Anand and today's world ...

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.

A few "short" years ago, during my sophomore year at The City College of New York, some fellow Caribbean classmates told me that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking ...

Teaching requires passion, patience, proficient knowledge and preparation. None were more prepared, knowledgeable, patient and passionate than the students of St. Louis’ own Gateway Middle School. On ...

Garry Kasparov was the highest-rated chess player in the world for over twenty years and is widely considered the greatest player that ever lived. Upon retiring, he attempted to run in Russia’s ...

Victor Korchnoi, is an 83-year-old chess master on the tournament circuit who is still going strong. Chess and other mind sports are a very real prevention strategy in the battle against Alzheimeras ...