Israel Crooks has two passions — art and chess. For now, his hope for life as a professional artist is a dream deferred. But playing chess is a reality he's brought to teens in Hamilton these past few ...

It was 1997. I was in school and personal computers were just making inroads into our lives. That May, Deep Blue, an IBM computer, beat the world chess champion after a six-game match. As students who ...

Perhaps it was his death that brought me back. A chessboard became the only place where I could still be near him. This time I stayed. In fact, when the pandemic washed ashore, the chessboard was my ...

Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old chess grandmaster, recently dethroned reigning world champion Ding Liren to claim the title of 2024 World Chess Champion. This remarkable achievement shows not only ...