Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight ...

Newcomers to chess should consider learning the following openings to ensure they get off to a good start as both White and ...

At Madison’s Trust Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia, students are swapping screens for strategy at the Silver Knights Chess Academy’s after-school club.

The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities ...