Nakya Pearson discovered the joy of playing chess as a student in the Hazelwood, Mo., school district. But when the 14-year-old transferred to nearby Ferguson-Florissant schools three years ago, she ...

The World Chess Hall of Fame and the Saint Louis Fashion Incubator want to see the grand masters of the game dressed in grand style. It’s a sport typically associated with head-scratching brooding ...

The biggest chess event in the United States will fittingly be hosted in the chess capital of the nation. The Sinquefield Cup, which is the third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, will take place Aug. 2-12 ...

Six designers worked with chess players to create gameplay uniforms as part of Pinned! A Designer Chess Challenge. Their submissions will be part of a a new exhibit opening at the World Chess Hall of ...

Last month, in Moscow, Fabiano Caruana played chess for two weeks at the Candidates Cup, whose winner, each year, goes on to face the sitting world champion. By the end, the twenty-three-year-old ...

Long before The Queen’s Gambit caused a chess boom, St. Louis was already a hub for fans of the game. While chess historians debate an official starting point, Tony Rich, executive director of the St.

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Twelve years ago, Grandmaster Garry Kasparov announced that he was retiring from the professional chess scene after winning the 2005 Linares Chess Tournament. Now he's back. The 54-year-old chess ...