“If your pawn game is good, you can do so much.” So teaches Edward Trimble during an afterschool program he runs through his nonprofit S.P.O.R.T. Academy, which brought together dozens of young ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chess writer and grandmaster Andy Soltis about 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer and the movie Pawn Sacrifice. In the summer of 1972, the world's attention was ...

During the summer of 1972, the war in Vietnam was raging, Richard Nixon was running for re-election against George McGovern and the Cold War was going full tilt. In July and August of that year, ...

While chess is often considered a serious game, it can also be fun and artistic. The World Chess Hall of Fame’s new exhibit, Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets, on view January 30 through ...

Ian Nepomniachtchi took off his blazer on the third move, a record-fast time, and he played with a captured chess piece like it was a fidget spinner. Across the table from him in a glass box in Dubai ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Chess Quest: From Pawn to Master “Learn chess from scratch and become a master! Chess Quest is a step-by-step adventure that makes chess fun and accessible ...