Van Asselt Elementary and South Shore Elementary square off in Detective Cookie Bouldin’s annual Urban Youth Chess Tournament. Bouldin says, “these are the best of the best” players, but it’s more ...

At Madison’s Trust Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia, students are swapping screens for strategy at the Silver Knights ...

[Photo: mJusticz on Instructables] If you’re like me and you love to play a game of chess, you know that finding a partner on your skill level can be pretty hard. That often leaves you stuck playing e ...

Algebraic notation is the standard way chess players record their moves. By Isaac Aronow The standard method of recording moves in a chess game is known as algebraic notation. The name isn’t quite ...

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Chess has been around for about 1,500 years, making it ...