It doesn't take long to get addicted to the ancient and complex game of chess. If you've got competent players to spar with, there's a lot to discover about opening gambits and ways to counter them.

In April, at the age of 26, I learned how to play chess. I’d never played before, but I always thought it looked fun. I thought I’d never be able to understand the game in its full complexity, but I ...

I've been helping readers find the best deals for over five years. Thanks to this deal from StackSocial, you can get access to over 121 hours of online chess lessons for only $100. As the name implies ...

The makers of a smart Rubik's Cube-like puzzle have upped the ante with their game technology with a special-edition Harry ...

"Hola, ajedrez" means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo. And you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app soon. Duolingo ...

Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...

Meghan Walbert is Lifehacker’s Managing Editor. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kent State University and a graduate certificate in nonprofit leadership and management from Arizona ...

“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 ...

D'Andre Davis, 10, of Youngstown, at right, watches as instructor Jeff Butts teaches him a chess game as part of Chess if Life at Eastwood Mall in Niles. NILES — While area children are learning the ...

A decade ago my daughter, a volunteer in grade school, asked me to help with her after-school chess class. It became the highlight of a year I vividly remember. What immediately struck me was the ...

I never understood the benefits of chess because I never learned to play the game. As a kid I would watch the adults play the game and sit for hours methodically choosing their moves. In fact, I ...