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In a world full of distractions, children who play chess are training their brains to focus, remember, and concentrate for longer — and brain scans are now showing exactly how. Here's the science, and the story of a 10-year-old who used that focus to beat
Hikaru Nakamura became the first player in Chess.com history to cross a 3500 blitz rating — then, one round from winning the tournament that made it happen, he blundered it away. Here's the wild 48 hours that followed, plus the story of an amateur grandpa
Parents want their kids to do well in school — and around the world, teachers and researchers have noticed something surprising: children who learn chess often get better at reading and math too. Here's the real story of how a simple board game ended up i
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New research shows chess does more than train the brain — it helps children feel calmer, braver, and more connected to the people around them. Here's what scientists found, and the true story of eight kids from Harlem who proved it.
Chess is one of the few games where children lose often — and that's exactly why it's so good for them. Here's how losing on a chessboard quietly teaches kids to handle setbacks, mistakes, and failure in real life.
The 46th Chess Olympiad has just kicked off in Samarkand, and the first two rounds were packed with shocks — a Thai IM toppling world number-two Arjun Erigaisi, a massive upset by El Salvador over Cuba, and Gukesh sliding under a 2700 rating. Here's what
Every chess move starts with a tiny pause — a moment where a child must stop, think, and only then act. That simple habit, repeated thousands of times over a board, quietly builds one of the most valuable life skills a child can have: self-control.
Six days into the 2026 Global Chess League in Bengaluru, three superstar-stacked teams are tied at the top of the table, and nobody — not even Magnus Carlsen — can predict who reaches the final. Here's how swindles, a "Greek Goddess," and a rare Anand slu