When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it really be a thing? Turns out, it is, and it's just what it sounds like: alternate rounds of chess and boxing.

At Saint Joseph's University, hundreds of kids gathered on Saturday for the 17th annual PECO-ASAP Checkmate Violence Chess Marathon. It's where Brandon Tran, 16, is learning skills to, not only win at ...

You may have seen him with his chess set at the Starbucks on Padre Island. His name is Phil Shaw and he loves teaching the art of chess to other people. But, he wasn't always a chess pro. “Mostly ...

In a world filled with sketchy stratagems and bad moves in every direction, the grandmasters of chess stand apart. There are fewer than 2,000 grandmasters worldwide. They play the “royal game” at the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 4 th, 2025, the world’s spotlight turns to Arlington as America’s finest take on India’s stars in Checkmate: USA vs. India, a landmark global chess ...

South Oak Cliff High School is known for excellence on the football field, but there’s another activity where students excel…chess. “We’re on the football team, we’re also on the basketball team,” SOC ...