Chess was once for nerds - now everybody wants in

Every so often a chess piece is moved from one square to another, a hand strikes a clock and the action is recorded in a notepad. This is the Isle of Wight Chess Tournament - which welcomes hundreds ...
Joplin Globe

Saint Louis Chess Club Announces 2026 American Cup Fields

The 2026 American Cup, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at its newly expanded and recently reopened facility, will return March 2–13, 2026, continuing its tradition as one of the most ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

She’d love to see more women play chess, and maybe join her for a game over a beer

Julia Gale is one of the co-founders of Beers by the Bay Chess & Social, a social club started with co-founders Mark Laturno and Aidan Ryan in 2024. It works just like the name says—they meet up each ...
The Business Journals

Saint Louis Chess Club's new restaurant The Noble Crown to open this spring in Central West End

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Saint Louis Chess Club is ...
S A N A

Syrian Barada club ranks second in Arab Chess Clubs Championship

Muscat, Jan. 14 (SANA) Syrian Barada Club secured second place in the team competition at the Arab Chess Clubs Championship, held in Oman. Barada Club finished second overall after its players earned ...
Atlanta Magazine

Atlanta Checkmate Club turns chess into a social hangout

Online matches are gaining popularity, but chess club is all about the thrill of good old-fashioned board play. On a Wednesday night in July, chess boards and timers crowd tables at Ladybird Grove & ...
Bay News 9

St. Pete Chess Club offers open play nights

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The click of the timer as you select your next move and strategically watch your opponent, it's all a dance, a dance that makes up the game of chess. Lyubomir Gospodinov knows ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...
Delaware County Daily Times

International chess grandmaster visits Media Chess Club

Checkmate, the Media Chess Club, welcomed a grandmaster chess champion on Tuesday night. Three-time U.S. Champion International Grandmaster Larry Christiansen visited Christiansen the group for an ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Beers by the Bay, a chess social club, celebrates first anniversary in Pacific Beach

It all began as a Reddit post, when two strangers started messaging about where to play chess. With each of them searching for a casual and social way to engage in their shared hobby, they decided to ...
Times of San Diego

Beers by the Bay Chess Club a popular gambit in Pacific Beach

PACIFIC BEACH – Two strangers walked into a bar… and now they’re in a chess club together. The co-founders met on Reddit a year ago looking for chess partners. They started meeting weekly at local ...
USA Today

Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29, club announces

Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died at 29, the Charlotte Chess Center announced on Oct. 20. In a statement shared to social media on behalf of the Naroditsky family, the center called the ...