Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The thing which really helped her and gave her an avenue was chess.com,” Lewis told Deadline. “It was taken up by a whole new ...

Who are the Nigerian chess champions and masters? UNESCO introduced the concept of commemorating this day as International Chess Day, and it has been done so since 1966. On this day, chess tournaments ...

Rochelle Ballantyne, a New York lawyer, is pursuing her dream of becoming the first Black female chess master. Ballantyne said she has been trying to reach her goal for over a decade. Reuters reported ...

NORTH OAKS, Minn. — At the age of 13, Alice Lee put the chess world on notice, becoming the youngest U.S. female to earn the title of international master. Her win last week, at the age of 14, might ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to announce the inaugural 2024 Saint Louis Masters, a premier chess event that will bring together up to 60 of the world’s top players ...

Young chess master Alice Lee, of North Oaks, has taken home her second Women’s American Cup championship after competing last week in St. Louis. The 2025 tournament, organized by the St. Louis Chess ...

The skill gap between a chess master and a casual player can be enormous, and it often shows within just a few moves. Masters ...

Michelle Jensen mjensen@chronotype.com Feb 10, 2026 18 mins ago Local chess players enjoyed the unique opportunity of matching wits against a national master who came to Rice Lake Saturday to discuss ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s upcoming Chess Masters: The Endgame competition format was inspired by so much more than The Queen’s Gambit, its producer has revealed. For Camilla Lewis, who runs Chess Masters ...