Chess

Ben Franklin wrote the first chess book in America. In The Morals of Chess, he argued that the game builds four vital character traits: "foresight, circumspection, caution and perseverance." Do these values now ...  

Filed under: Boxing VideoFor those who have never seen chess boxing, here's a highlight reel from the world championships, which took place in Berlin last week: Nikolay Sazhin beat Frank Stoldt in the final as 1,000 fans looked on. For the uninitiated, chess boxing is exactly what it sounds...  

Young chess champions from around the nation are in Lindsborg this weekend for U.S. Junior Open Tournament.  

Iran - Chess - Competition Islamic Republic will host Asia Chess Championship in the near future.  

It's not every day that you get chess advice from the world's best player. It is probably even more rare for that lesson to occure in Lindsborg, Kansas.  

The chess players of Uzbekistan succeeded at the Asian Chess Championship among the youth from the age of 8 to 18 held on 15-22 July 2008 in Tehran, Iran.  

Sunday Chess anyone? Play the game of Kings and Queens at the new chess club in Galena Park, 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, at the Church of God , 1203 North Main in Galena Park.  

The World Chess Boxing Organisation, which lists events on its website www.wcbo.org, says that chess boxing combines “the number one thinking sport with the ...  

THE 33rd BKCC-DCSC Under 14 years old and below monthly chess tournament unfolds at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Blue Knight Chess Club along Bonifacio St., Davao City.  

Archaeologists in northwest Russia have discovered a chess piece dating back to the late 14th century, a spokesman for local archaeologists says.  

The first World Chess Championship was not an official championship. Paul Morphy of the United States easily defeated Adolf Anderssen of Germany in a match in 1858 and was considered the World Champion by many ...  

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) will host the under-15 and under-17 Orissa State Chess Championship-2008 at the Biju Patnaik stadium under the aegis of Orissa State Chess Association from August 9-14.  

Archaeologists in northwest Russia have discovered a chess piece dating to the late 14th century, a spokesman for local archaeologists says.  

– Shortly after his rapid chess match against David Navara in Prague Vladimir Kramnik gave Czech journalist Pavel Motocha an indepth interview on Navara, chess ethics, the world championship title, his upcoming match against Anand and Garry Kasparov's political activities in Russia.  

By V Krishnaswamy, New Delhi, July 6: Viswanathan Anand has confirmed his entry for the inaugural Grand Slam of Chess final Masters in September this year, but Vladimir Kramnik, his opponent for the world title a month later in October has decided to stay away.