Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as ...

Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

Archaeologists in Russia have uncovered the remains of a roughly 6,000-year-old board game that could represent an ancestor of chess.

Choreographer Lorin Latarro is no stranger to the musical "Chess.” Aside from listening to the cast recording on repeat as a ...

Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board. But he doesn't just want parents to teach their kids the game. Here's why he thinks chess should be required in every classroom.

President Donald Trump's Board of Peace gathered in Washington on Thursday for its long-awaited first meeting, with the next stage of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza in focus. It was an event teeming ...

At the inaugural meeting of his new organization, President Trump also endorsed a divisive foreign leader and heard an attack on his former prosecutor, Jack Smith. By Michael Crowley Reporting from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump has once again dozed off on camera at his own event. Footage shows Trump looking extremely drowsy at his inaugural ...

President Trump’s “Board of Peace” features plenty of nations with records of human rights abuses and government corruption, and now it’s racking up a whole lot of cash. Trump — who has profited ...

President Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his "Board of Peace” Thursday. His initiative has drawn praise from his allies but also criticism from countries worried that it will ...