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New studies from Denmark, China, and schools in New York City show something surprising: kids who learn chess start doing better in math and reading — even without any extra study time. Here is what the research found, and how your child can get the same
In St. Louis, Cairns Cup leader Tan Zhongyi found herself two pawns down with her king under fire — and somehow walked away with a win that stretched her lead to a full point. Here's how one of the wildest games of the year unfolded.
At the 2026 French Chess Championship in Vichy, veteran grandmaster Étienne Bacrot claimed his ninth national title, beating back a wave of younger stars including the tournament's own defending champion. Sophie Milliet matched him with her seventh women'
A Peruvian school team went undefeated all week at the FIDE World Schools Team Championship in Costa Rica — and won not by having the best player on the board, but by having the most balanced team in the room.
The second-ever Esports World Cup Chess Finals crowns its champion today in Paris, with defending champion Magnus Carlsen among the stars fighting for a $1.5 million prize pool. Here's what got us here — and how to watch.
At the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris, 19-year-old Denis Lazavik pulled off the tournament's biggest shock so far — eliminating former world title challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi and setting up a stacked day of playoffs featuring Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nak
Chess is one of the only games in the world where a child can play, laugh, and become friends with another kid without sharing a single word of language. Here's what research and real young players are showing us about chess as a social superpower for kid
In a Sinquefield Cup round where almost every game ended in a decisive result, Levon Aronian pulled off the biggest turnaround of the day — clawing back a lost position to beat Vincent Keymer, then explaining afterward exactly why nothing on a chessboard
At the first-ever FIDE World University Team Championship, six games in the final ended in quiet draws — so the entire trophy for a Russian mining university came down to just one player, who won every single game that mattered.