Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long-running student chess program in Palm Beach County is expanding its focus on girls, supported by a national grant aimed at ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Their focus is unwavering. Their decisions are calculated and meticulous. Their love for chess is unmatched. "Problem solving is what we need in life to help us do stuff," tournament ...

For over a century, chess has had more than 1,700 Grandmasters, yet not one has been a Black woman. Chess Is for Black Girls is on a mission to change that by increasing representation and access for ...

Bodhana Sivanandan attained the title after she beat a 60-year-old Grandmaster during a tournament in Liverpool, England, on Aug. 10 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work ...

Women content creators are helping chess shake its image as an "old man's game" and bring it into the digital age.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — Two 10-year-old girls beat two chess grandmasters just hours apart in tournaments in England and the U.S. on Aug 10 ...

In the game of chess, the queen controls the most squares, and this young African-American chess player is currently making all the right moves. The talented 19-year-old woman from Brooklyn, Jessica ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Summer will be here before you know it, and kids' summer camps are starting to fill up. The after-school organization ASAP is hosting a free week-long program teaching girls to ...

A 10-year-old British chess prodigy defeated world champion Mariya Muzychuk — putting her one step closer to becoming the youngest grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan has been described as a "girl wonder, ...

A one-year grant from the U.S. Chess Federation will help encourage girls ages 5-11 to learn, compete and stay involved in chess. Antonis Loudaros established the chess program at The Greene School in ...