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 ...

Musical Chess is a new Greenville program that teaches chess to children ages 2½ to 7. The curriculum combines music, movement, and play to teach the game and build confidence. When music, play, ...

This story is part of WTOP’s Small Business September coverage. Each week, WTOP will be highlighting small businesses across the D.C. region, along with financial, government and other organizations ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article referenced the International Chess Federation acronym as ICF. The acronym is FIDE. There are 25 million kids worldwide who play chess competitively, ...

I’m embarrassed to admit this in my mid-forties, but I’ve never understood chess well enough to play a full game. My son and daughter both learned how to play in elementary school. I was glad they had ...