U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., Rex Sinquefield, co-founder of the Saint Louis Chess Club, Katie ...

ST. LOUIS — Webster University has ended its highly acclaimed Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) chess program, citing financial and VISA issues. Over the course of 14 years, the ...

Citing a lack of funding and a decline in international student enrollment, Webster University has disbanded its top-ranking chess team and program, leaving a number of students — some of the world’s ...

Webster University is eliminating its renowned chess program—which has spawned multiple grandmasters—citing student visa issues and funding, The St. Louis Business Journal reported. Webster ...

One of the most dominant dynasties in college chess history won’t be coming back for the fall semester. In a stunning development, St. Louis-based Webster University announced it was eliminating its ...

The leadership of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) held a meeting with the parents of chess players representing the national youth and junior teams, AzerNEWS reports. The President of the ...

Children from New York schools are consistently winning national chess championships, and programs dedicated to teaching young people the game are booming. Ayden Spellman, 11, is one of the top young ...

Normally, when you hear chess club, you think of a meetup at the library, a school club or even the park. At Sison Tacos, located at 601 Franklin Ave., customers can experience a night of chess for ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Chess is becoming a popular activity at Holy Savior Catholic Academy in Wichita. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., the Masters and Mentors organization visits the school to teach the ...

The young chess player reached instinctively toward his threatened king, scanning the board for safe haven — until his instructor stepped in with a question. “If you move your king out of check, what ...

Black-and-white chess pieces move with precision as Garcia Elementary School fifth grader Elyza Camargo studies the chessboard, already thinking two steps ahead. During a recent after-school day, a ...

OPELOUSAS, La.. (KLFY) — The Detroit City Chess Club delivered new chess kits to students at Creswell Middle School this week to help the “Tigers” establish a competitive program. The initiative aims ...