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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — At the Saint Louis Chess Club, every day brings new choices and more and more people are seeing value in that. "We have about a thousand members and I think 20 or 30,000 go to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compton, California — Chess is a game of make-believe kings and queens, pawns and rooks. So what does that have to do with real ...

A chessboard with black and white boxes and 32 pieces are the tools that Teglia found to face violence and marginality. He shared his method with children and teenagers from vulnerable areas and ...

In Dan Starbuck Pelletier’s program, the only kings and pawns in the room move on a black-and-white checkerboard. The playing field that exists outside the room is leveled to make way for the world’s ...

“You’ve got to play with what you’ve got.” Those words are applicable to everything in life, but Candice Usher, a fifth-grade teacher at Fuller School of Excellence on Chicago’s South Side, was ...

SAN RAFAEL (KPIX 5) If life is like chess, Chris Major wants kids to learn the lessons early. "The job is for me to help them self-manage themselves," Major explained. "Because ultimately that's what ...

RAHWAY, NJ — In September and October, the City of Rahway is hosting a series of introductory chess lessons at the Rahway Recreation Center called “Intro to Chess Psychology.” The lessons are designed ...

Musical Chess is a new Greenville program that teaches chess to children ages 2½ to 7. The curriculum combines music, movement, and play to teach the game and build confidence. When music, play, ...

“Chess works on character and good sportsmanship,” he said. “The kids are responsible, respectful and they build relationships.” Fazekas said chess encourages critical thinking skills, helps test ...

Jason Danvir, Jose Garza and Leonard Silva strategized their next move on the chessboard at Coco Crepes, Waffles and Coffee on Washington Avenue. The three, firefighters with the Houston Fire ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Young Austinites are getting a chance to learn the classic game of chess at the George Washington Carver Museum. The chess program is part of an Austin Parks and Recreation program ...