As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

This pint-sized chess player is proving he’s no pawn. An 8-year-old chess prodigy became the youngest player to ever checkmate a grandmaster in a classical tournament match when he beat the worthy ...

Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever ...