HINGHAM — Chess master Farzad Abdi told two young players he was instructing that they could have nine queens if they played the game right. The players both gasped, their eyes wide. While they may ...

Thousands of new people are delving into the sport of chess on a daily basis now and trying their hand at learning the many principles and theories that have been developed and fine-tuned since chess ...

Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In the ...