If a fervent chess player seeking a challenging game partner doesn’t happen to live in a major city such as St. Louis, ...

Rittenhouse Square resident Greg Shahade ended the champ's 31-game winning streak on Monday night.

Jamie Ding has faced off against comic book writers, a The Chase competitor, attorneys, and more, but he hasn’t been ...

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...

Ten seconds left. Ball in LeBron James' hands. With the Milwaukee Bucks clinging to a two-point lead against the Los Angeles Lakers, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo read the play. Defending James, ...

When Bianca Mitchell-Avila was 16 years old, she first had the idea for the documentary that became “Madwomen’s Game.” The premise was simple: it would highlight and empower the real-life women ...

What looked like a normal chess game suddenly swung on a single decision. One move changed the balance, opened the position, and left the rest of the game feeling almost inevitable. That is what makes ...

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...

Ten minutes past one in the afternoon—and Magnus Carlsen’s world was crashing down around him. This can’t be happening. Magnus ran a hand through his disheveled mane of auburn hair, a chaotic halo ...

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It did not take long for this chess game to feel different. Within seconds, the moves had a level of confidence and precision that instantly stood out. What looked casual at first quickly turned into ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - David Kerkhove has played chess for more than fifty years. Starting as a school kid in Sioux Falls. “Well, I met somebody at Patrick Henry who played, although my ...