In collaboration with the St. Louis Chess Club, the WashU Chess Club hosted the WashU Rapid and Blitz tournaments on Feb. 8.

Even at professional tournaments, many women say commentators ... considered hourslong games of old; many modern players prefer "bullet chess," whose warp speed games take less than three minutes.

From clubs to tournaments, classes to casual play, you can find chess games for any level of skill around Kansas City. This story was first published in KCUR's Adventure newsletter. You can sign ...

With veterans like Magnus Carlsen either losing interest in classical chess or reducing their tournaments, the stage is set ...

There are so many players hooked, in fact, that Chess.com runs a tournament for current and former NFL players – the subject of a recent documentary by NFL films. Now in its fourth year ...

Tucked into an office complex on West Tropicana Avenue sits a plain, sparsely furnished room. Metal folding tables topped with chess pieces and chess boards are spaced evenly throughout the interior.

His Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour has relented against FIDE for now, but the bitterness between both camps is palpable ...