As the Hutchinson Community College track team noisily began warm-ups on the Gowans stadium track Monday afternoon, a silent but intense contest was going on next door. Gabe Purdy was on his 18th ...

“For me, this is very important not only at a personal and sports level. I also had the objective to spread chess to the masses, to inspire young talents so they follow their dreams and they can turn ...

Any local chess player who has ever yearned to do battle with a master of the game got the chance to accomplish that goal on Feb. 23 at the Willoughby Public Library. International Chess Master Calvin ...

COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri chess team hosted a simultaneous chess exhibition Sunday at the Columbia Public Library. Community members were invited to play against Annmarie Muetsch, a Woman ...

BRATTLEBORO -- The public is welcome to try their hand at playing local chess champion Eric Strickland, when he presents a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition on Friday, Sept. 6, at 5:30 p.m., in the parlor ...

After decades spent playing simultaneous chess, an 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner has clinched a world record by finally overtaking a total set by 1920s Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca. Almost ...