Some of the students at Monfort Elementary School can barely remember a time before the giant chess and checkers set appeared on their playground. It has only been about two months since they were ...

In terms of equipment, chess and checkers are simple games — just a handful of pieces and a checkered gameboard. The simplicity belies the underlying complexity of the games, though, and goes a long ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. SungardenInvestment.com, former investment advisor and fund manager. Think about the games of chess versus checkers. The checkers ...

Checkers is a two dimensional game where all the pieces have the same ability. Its about covering space. Chess is a complex three dimensional game where all the pieces have different capabilities and ...