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San Diego's Chess & Social turns games into real friendships

One answer to the loneliness epidemic in San Diego may lie on a chessboard. The big picture: There are your classic chess ...
Wired

How to Learn Chess Online—and Sharpen Your Game

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...
The Conversation

Chess is taking over the online video game world – and both are changing from this unlikely pairing

As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv. An American chess ...

McKinney grandmaster Andy Woodward chases second U.S. junior chess title

McKinney chess grandmaster Andy Woodward, 16, returns to St. Louis to defend his U.S. Junior Championship title after an undefeated run last year.
The New York Times

‘Want to Play Some Chess?’

The sounds of a late-night game around New York City. People gather in Union Square to play chess.Credit...Sabrina Santiago for The New York Times Supported by By Julia Carmel Chess can be a nearly ...